David Brooks column today is well worth reading given that he wants to support Romney but wonders what Governor Romney really stands for as I have been asking for months now.
David Brooks column 9/18/12
My particular angst with Governor Romney's statement is that 13% of his 47% are over the age of 65 and by definition on Medicare and probably receiving Social Security. They have worked a life time and paid through withholding income on which they paid taxes to receive these benefits in the future. That is hardly free loading and looking to the government for a handout. Add to that the working poor who work but make too little to pay income tax, but certainly pay sales and gas taxes and possibly real estate taxes, are they free loaders?
The GOP accuses the Democrats of dividing the country. But what has the GOP done. They refused to compromise on anything since President Obama was elected convincing the GOP supporters that President Obama is somehow a Muslim, anti-christian, foreign citizen, anti-capitalist, anti-freedom illegitimate President. They know that to not be true but they make untruthful statements all the time because they believe hatred will get them a victory in 2012.
Now many of those in the leadership doing this really want to just keep tax rates low so they have more money in their pockets. If the GOP really believed in efficient government would the Bush II administration have allowed financial regulators to become so ineffective that they could not see fraudulent behavior in mortgage securitization or in certain hedge funds?
The GOP believes in only one thing. Cut spending and lower my taxes. They don't really care if the working poor have good jobs as long as they are working and not on the dole. They don't care if poor people have access to affordable health care. They don't care if anybody other than themselves have access to health care because they can afford an insurance policy that costs $36,000 a year. That is the mentality that was on display by Governor Romney and his approving audience that May evening in Florida.
Now if only the Democrats can create little ad's that display this sentiment in a positive light for what they will do in the future to keep retirement benefits stable without bankrupting the government.
Correct, the GOP believes in reduced spending and lower taxes which results in less government waste (e.g. bridges to nowhere, etc.) and more prosperity (more money in the pockets of ALL Americans). Implying that the GOP wants to dismantle social welfare programs is Democrat demagoguery. The GOP does, however, want to make such programs sustainable for the long run. Dems want to bury their collective heads in the sand and pretend that Social Security and Medicare are just fine. No honest person can think that.
ReplyDeleteIf what you say is true, then the Bridge to NoWhere would not have been supported by the Republican Senator Stevens and the GOP would support revenue increases to pay for the borrowed War on Terror.
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