I am getting so frustrated with this "redistributionist" and "Socialist" line of attack.
Obama is doing his thing to respond respectfully and pragmatically. He's fighting back against McCain/Palin's lies about his tax plan and overall economic philosophy by defending his tax plan. But i hate to see him continually having to play defense when it should be McCain. If McCain had to defend his tax policy, he would be damaged greatly.
But the Media and low info Americans only see to grasp discussions that are no longer than a campaign talking point. Media just loves it-- it makes for quick and dirty tag lines and article headings.
I just thought of a line of rebuttal that will paint this ridiculous McCain strategy for what it is-- utter hypocrisy. The wilder the name-calling, the more the
How can we change this crucial dynamic in these last days?
Obama's tax plan is not redistribution of wealth and we all know it. It is returning wealth back to the people who earned it and deserve it most. But explaining it is longer than a tag line or catch-phrase. Here is my idea on turning this conversation around while tying it to a conversation that is undeniable and "un-attackable".
TIE THE TAX PLAN TO MILITARY DEMOGRAPHICS.
In fact, it is the "95%" of Americans of are set to receive Obama's tax cuts who have contributed to 99% of the military personal who are fighting and dying in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Point out that soldiers returning from war and their families will benefit from the tax relief. McCain wants to tax them more-- and in addition want to give tax relief to millionaires and billionaires who've enriched themselves for a decade under Bush and have contributed virtually NO BLOOD or LIVES to the wars.
Point out that like McCain's tax strategy of giving MORE to the wealthiest, the wealthiest stand the least to lose their children and loved ones to the war raging in Iraq and Afghanistan. Why is it that the poorest of our Nation spill their blood for us at obscenely greater proportions than the makeup of our demographics?
Then turn the conversation back to the tax strategies-- middle-class Americans fight and contribute to the "engine" which drives the American economic machine-- why shouldn't they get to keep more of their money?
What do you think of this strategy?