[Marxism] who is bitter now?

[abu hartal <abuhartal@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

the two interesting points last night: Senator Clinton's embrace of the 
imperial presidency in promising that she would not consult Congress or the 
Security Council to retailate against Iran if Iran struck not the US but Israel 
(Obama emphasized that he would turn to diplomacy); and Senator Clinton's 
opposition to a removal of the income cap on payroll taxes. Obama said that the 
removal of the cap would only affect 6% of American taxpayers who make over 
about $100K a year. He says that he needs that revenue to finance social 
security. So my questions: (1) does preservation of social security require 
higher tax rates and (2) is it true that cap removal really has no effect on 
those households whose individual incomes are below the cap but collectively 
above it? If then the cap removal does not have much effect on households but 
only the highest income gainers in the US, how can Clinton possibly portray 
herself as the economic populist  Paul Krugman keeps on telling us she is. 
On the bitterness comment, the press has not read the whole answer Obama gave. 
He told his organizers not to dismiss small town white America as racist yahoos 
who would not vote for him; he emphasized at great length their alienation from 
the political system; and he did not stereotype all of small town white America 
(those old sunset towns). he said that you'll find enthusiasts there and 
skeptics in the rich suburbs. 
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