Barack Obama
Standard And Poors (S&P) has downgraded America's once sterling AAA credit rating to an AA+ in news not welcomed by U.S. President Barack Obama and his administration. The $2.4 trillion increase to the U.S. debt ceiling is partly to blame for this historic decision, coupled with no proper tax increases or significant government budget cuts.
It was not a good precedent for President Obama to set. Had Obama simply done what the Judiciary Report has stated for the past couple years - raise taxes on the rich - this would not have happened, as the revenue streams would have begun already and exhibited clear and undeniable intent to reduce the deficit. What's worse is S&P has reserved the option to decrease America's credit rating even further.
Some have tried to spin this news and they should not. Delusion and denial is what created this problem in the first place, in not facing reality and taking positive, proactive action to address the nation's debt. To spin this negative, is the equivalent of a student bringing home a B grade, when they could have received an A had they applied themselves and trying to convince their parents the former is better than the latter.
Congress and the White House have gone out of their way to protect the rich, at the expense of the middle class and the poor. They would do well to remember, there are more middle class and poor in America, than rich, which means more votes to remove politicians from office and replace them with others.
Enough with the tax cuts for the rich, as it is damaging the nation in so many ways. It's time to raise taxes on the rich - a proven, time tested method of bringing in revenues to cash strapped governments. It won't make the rich poor, but they'll have a little less and it will help clean up the financial mess.
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