President Obama Successfully Shifts Media Attention Away from Jobs Report and Isolates Republican Defense of the Wealthy
BlackBlueDog.com Staff
On Monday President Obama requested a year-long continuance of Bush-era tax cuts for Americans earning less than $250,000 per year, attempting to not force tax increases on an already recession-weary middle class as he seeks a second term. The president has isolated the Republican argument that the tax increases on the wealthy are going to hurt job creators by noting that most of the Americans earning over $250,000 per year are not job creators. President Obama has also stated that he has instituted tax cuts for small business owners, deflating the Republican attack that small business is being hurt by Obama’s suggested tax increase on the rich.
“Let’s not hold the vast majority of Americans and our entire economy hostage while we debate the merits of another tax cut for the wealthy, Obama implored, standing in front of several people he said would be negatively impacted if the cuts were not passed.
Noting the bipartisan agreement on the issue, the president continued, asking Congress to “not hold up working on the thing that we already agree on.”
The proposal is unlikely to be enough for Congressional Republicans, who want the entirety of the former president’s tax plan to continue into next year. Republicans have been arguing that if taxes are cut for the middle class, they should be cut for everyone. They are also arguing that rather than the Bush tax cuts being the cause of the deficit, the focus should be on higher spending during Obama’s time in office.
Whether he achieves this goal or not, Reuters notes that Obama has successfully moved the media spotlight from last week’s unimpressive jobs report—a report stating that the country gained 80,000 jobs total, and that unemployment remains steady at 8.2%. This is a strong move for the Obama campaign, which now has serious concerns about the massive amounts of money being raised by the Romney campaign. For the last two months, Romney has outraised Obama, which would have been unthinkable just one year ago.
The British news agency also states that the tax announcement continues the rhetoric Obama has made the center of his reelection campaign—comparing his actions taken on behalf of America’s middle and poorer classes to challenger Mitt Romney’s personal wealth and big-business-centered policies.
Obama has also been successful at contrasting his policies to those that have been in effect during the Bush Administration, going all the way back to Ronald Reagan. Reagan introduced trickle down economics, which supported tax cuts for the wealthy as a way to stimulate the economy. The policy is now considered a failure and Obama has successfully argued that Republicans are seeking to return to this methodology.
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Whenever this subject comes up the Republicans always try to make it sound as if the small business owners in this country will suffer if they do what Pres. Obama asks them to do. It takes a little bit of time and research to find out the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. The internet makes it much easier to find out just what is accurate, incomplete, or just completely false. I despise those who lie to try and get what they want, especially when it’s something that is strictly selfish. It is safe to say that many politicians are selfish.
Exactly!!!! I agree that all of them are selfish & out for power, the democrats do more for the average man than the republicans do. They are only out for themselves. They want whites to have all the money…but not all whites just the rich ones!!!!.It always amazes me that poor whites will support anything against equality for all not realizing that they are being excluded as well. They are so quick to talk about Pres Obama without realizing that what he does for middle class & poor includes THEM as well as blacks!!! They are the pawns in the game….lol!!! The GOP courts them and gets them all upset about minorities & government programs & they jump right in blindly…..as if they are not struggling themselves. The GOP uses FEAR (false evidence appearing real) to scare middle & poor whites into believing that they are loosing their right to the American dream. They should look around. In order to achieve the American dream they will need to open their eyes & realize that they are included with the minorities & if tax breaks will help us then it will help them. The GOP wants to divide & conquer…not just blacks but the middle & poor class of America as well….who do you think keeps pulling the race card & planting the race seed? Not us!!!! Clinton had all of us with money & benefits & America loved it…the GOP didnt!!!! Thats why Bush was forced into office. The GOP knows that if we can get that back then its over for them so they can let that happen!!! They must keep us fighting blindly so they can use middle class & poor whites to keep them in office. Its really not about color. Pres Obama being black really doesnt matter that much. Thats what they spoon feed the masses. The real color is green…money & power…thats what really matters. Clinton is white so they had to diminish his influence by using his affair while in office…they couldnt complain about the state of our country!!! Lets remember that feeling of prosperity & VOTE them out….THE GOP HAS TO GO!!!!! a
I can’t agree with you more. Those sorry (a*s) Republicans need to be voted out of office thay have done nothing but sold this country out so there greedy a***s can get rich and Lie about every thing thay say.That are the most miserable Congress and house in the history of this country peoples that must go if we keep these politicians around any longer then we deserve what we get. Get out and VOTE! !!!
Well said. They are the biggest liars I have ever seen. To tell the truth they are pure evil. Vote them out or you will be sorry. Sure woul be nice if Willard wouldpay his taxes and any body with that much money that we dont know where he got it from is a crook. PRAY AND VOTE OBAMA 2012
Wake up America and vote for President Obama. He’s the best man for the job. Mitt don’t want you to have any money. He may create some jobs and those will only be paying $13.68 per hour. Who would think of living off that kind of money in this day and time.