Tag: Buffett Rule

SHOCKER! Republicans side with the 1%, vote down the Buffett Rule

SHOCKER! Republicans side with the 1%, vote down the Buffett Rule

Won’t someone think of the millionaires? Not that it’s a surprise but Republicans in the Senate blocked passage of the Buffett Rule today that would have ensured that the most-wealthy Americans would pay their fair share in taxes. It wouldn’t have raised that much money but it’s a good first step. President Obama was much nicer about it than I […]

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Ahhh…so THIS is why they don’t want to tax millionaires

Ahhh…so THIS is why they don’t want to tax millionaires

It’s because they ARE millionaires. Here’s a tribute to the Michigan millionaires against the millionaires tax, put out by The Agenda Project’s Patriotic Millionaires: Here is their powerful national ad: 48 percent of Congress members are millionaires while only 1 percent of all Americans are millionaires 55 members of Congress have an average wealth of $10 million and 8 members […]

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