Obama Strikes Populist Chord With Speech in Heartland
OSAWATOMIE, Kan. —
air max shoes Venturing into the conservative heartland, President Obama on Tuesday delivered his most pointed appeal yet for using taxes and regulations to level the economic playing field.
The speech, and the days of buildup that preceded it, marked the president’s most stark attack so far on what he described as “breathtaking greed.” It reflected a decision by White House and the president’s campaign aides that with the economic recovery still lagging and Republicans in Congress continuing to oppose the president’s jobs proposals, the best course for Mr. Obama was to try to present himself as the defender of working class Americans – air max sale .
The earlier speeches on the payroll tax took place in swing states. The fact that he brought the message to one of the most reliably Republican states in the country shows that Mr. Obama and his party are increasingly confident that Democrats have found a message that resonates with voters, one that has placed Republicans in the uncomfortable position of opposing tax cuts.
The most recent proposal by Senate Democrats calls for reducing the share of Social Security payroll tax paid by employees to 3.1 percent from the already reduced level of 4.2 percent. If Congress takes no action, the tax is to revert to 6.2 percent next month. The cut, under the proposal, would be offset by a 1.9 percent surtax on modified adjusted gross income in excess of $1 million, which would take effect in 2013
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