Once Again the Republicans in the House have shown how out of touch with the common American they are.
Despite the concerns for the deficit, despite our winding down our involvement in two wars, despite the constitutional objections to our involvement in Lybia. Despite the fact that the military has more waste and fraud than any other agency with absolutely NO agencies to keep track of spending or waste. Despite the fact that the majority of people in the country want military spending cut.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41993528/ns/...Republicans have voted to actually increase Defense Spending by double digits.
http://www.statesman.com/news/nation/hou...Despite 19 different polls that indicate that the public want the rich to pay higher taxes, the Republicans have actually voted to reduce taxes on the rich giving them another trillion dollars.
http://www.politicususa.com/en/polls-tax...Despite an overwhelming majority that want Social Security and Medicare left alone, the Republicans have voted to kill Medicare.
http://wonkronk.blogspot.com/2011/07/pol...Now even President Obama seems willing to cut both Social Security and Medicare.
Policy in this country is being driven by the rich conservatives and the corporations, because they have bought off the law makers. The other 95% of us are not being heard because only money talks now. The tax policies are being shifted so only the middle class pay taxes, and the budget is being balanced by cuts to programs they and the poor depend on, while the rich are not being asked to sacrifice at all.
Once upon a time Americans were concerned about taxation without representation.