John Boehner Ignores Public Opinion on Fiscal Cliff

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John Boehner should point his finger at himself, rather than the audience in the photo at left.  He created the major obstruction to a financial deal that would win public support and has lost touch with the country's mainstream demands in the negotiations to avoid falling over the fiscal cliff. Instead, he listens to the whining of political activists and members of a special club of wealthy elitists. Blaming President Obama for the financial problems this country faces flies in the face of logic. The 2008 economic meltdown occurred when George W. Bush still presided over the United States.

 

Awaken from your hypnotic state, Mr. Boehner, and hear the drumbeat that sounds a message from ordinary citizens who support an increase in the tax rate for the wealthiest Americans. This blogger eagerly awaits an announcement that Republicans will do what a majority of citizens want: keep the current tax rates for those earning below $250k a year and raise them for those above that mark. Fixing our economy, balancing the budget, and reducing debt will require more time than the few days remaining to deal with the tax structure. Spending cuts must figure prominently in adopting a balanced approach to government expenditure, but that can be handled next year.

Boehner's statements repeat the same, tired rhetoric from the previous attempt to deal with the economy.  The time has already passed to look anew at measures that will actually work.  Get to work, Mr. Boehner.  That's what the citizens of this country are paying you to do.  If you worked for a corporation, you would have been fired long ago.  More action and no statements until a breakthrough, please.