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That's not the question though. The question wasn't "why don't liberals agree with a tax cut for the Rich" (the answer to that question is exactly your point).
by TomOfTTB 16y ago
That's not the question though. The question wasn't "why don't liberals agree with a tax cut for the Rich" (the answer to that question is exactly your point). The question is "why would they be so angry that they'd turn on the most liberal President elected since Carter and perhaps FDR". Or "Why would this deal make people talk about challenging him in the Primary"
That anger isn't about reducing the already ballooning deficit. There's something more there (whether that "more" is to punish the rich is debatable)
- DanI-S 16y agoI'd say the anger comes from the following line of thought: "The extremely wealthy are receiving tax cuts which will barely affect their personal quality of life, yet cost 'the rest of us' billions of dollars. That money would have a far higher quality of life impact if spent on welfare or tax cuts for middle/lower income Americans. Our quality of life is being held down for the sake of theirs, when theirs is already far higher."