Changing the Narrative to "Tax the Rich!"

[Miranda4peace]

The recent bipartisan calls to remove the tax on medical devices demonstrates (once again) the stranglehold corporate interests exert on our democracy. You may recall that the tax was intended to contribute between $20 - $30 billion in revenues (over the next ten years) as part of the Affordable Care Act. Here’s a FAQ link from IRS for background info.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities makes the case for why repealing this tax is not such a good idea:

Repealing the tax would undercut health reform in at least two ways. Pay-as-you-go procedures would require Congress to offset the cost of repeal by increasing other taxes or reducing spending; one likely target would be the provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that expand health coverage to 27 million more Americans. Also, repealing the tax would encourage efforts to repeal other revenue-raising provisions of the ACA, which in turn would either require still more painful offsets or increase the budget deficit (if Congress failed to offset the cost).http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3684

When we hear msm repeat talking points of “reduce the deficit,” “cut spending,” “live within our means,” etc. - well, it makes me want to scream “Tax the Rich!”

“Tax the Rich!” is short and succinct and gets to the point. And deserves to be heard loud and clear in msm and in our public discourse (imho).

What say ye?
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/10/12/1246618/-Changing-the-Narrative-to-Tax-the-Rich

[raging moderate]

1. Pay your taxes, preppie boys!

Hey, rich guys! You all sound like spoiled teenagers who haven't been taught to embrace responsibility! GDP is way up, but wages are way down! You took too much of the profit. Now give some of it back!

[Horizens]

2. We Don't "Need to Cut Spending".

We need to balance revenues and expenditures.

[pansypoo53219]

3. RETURN to progressive TAXES!

FAIRNESS.

[Bill USA]

4. also known as boosting consumer spending.