NYTimes Today
June 10, 2008 – 11:32 amRecent Politics:
Mr. Obama sought to portray his rival as a flip-flopper on tax policy, noting that Mr. McCain now supports extending President Bush’s income-tax cuts after voting against them in 2001 and 2003.
Flip-flopping was so2004. Don’t try to dig up the propaganda from the past. No one plays this game better than the Republicans. What is needed is timely and sound rebuttle to claims such as these:
Under an Obama administration, Mr. McCain said Americans would see more money come out of their paychecks
The response needs to be firm. It’s quite simple, really. “More money” out of a paycheck equates to what? Maybe $200 a year? I understand that for impoverished families, this sum means a great deal. But the collective power of those hard earned $200 is immense. Is having that extra cash worth sacrificing a better education for your child? Sacrificing benefits, social security, infrastructure. Is it worth giving them less in the future for a little more today? Americans really operate in bubbles, thinking only of the present and only of themselves. The government has more power to do good with the extra money out of the paycheck than an individual ever could. People need to realize that the payback is actually better, but someone needs to really tell them first.
2 Responses to “NYTimes Today”
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By Mike Harmon on Jun 10, 2008
It goes further than that – 2004 missed the fact that flip-flopping isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Keynes was the quintessential flip-flopper (“When the facts change, I change my mind”), and proud of it (“…what do you do, sir?). We need more presidents like that. “Stay the course”, and similar mindsets, reek of bullheaded obstinance, not sound management.
By Patrick on Jun 10, 2008