From RenewAmerica columns:

(Peter Lemiska) – It’s no secret that Barack Obama and the Democrats want to raise taxes on the wealthy, but if they expect their plan to resonate with mainstream America, they have to counter the charges that they are engaging in class warfare. Obama is sensitive to those accusations and recently defended himself, arguing that the $14.5 trillion-plus national debt is too big to be reduced by budget cuts alone and that, in the interest of fairness, the wealthy, like those hedge fund managers, should pay the same higher tax rate as plumbers or teachers…

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