[lbo-talk] Krugman on McCain, Obama, and Hillary's mortgage crisis proposals

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Mar 29 13:01:03 PDT 2008


On Mar 28, 2008, at 1:31 PM, Charles Brown wrote:
> No, he's talking about "middle-class" tax cuts, as a way of dealing
> with income stagnation. Not public spending, but tax cuts. That's
> pure Republican ideology. Please keep your illusions straight.
>
> Doug
>
> ^^^^
> CB: The terminology "make permanent" would have to refer to some tax
> cuts already in existence which are "temporary". There are no already
> existing "middle class " tax cuts.
>
>
> Also, "Middle class" in American lingo of today is "working class" ,
> making this a communist idea. Please check with the real left
> before you
> characterize a position as left or right, "Republican" or whatever.

That's why I put "middle class" in quotes. Are you now the official arbiter of what and who are the "real left"?

Oh, did you know that Obama voted for Cheney's energy bill in 2005, and Hillary voted against it? Could you explain the "real left" reasoning behind this?

Doug



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