http://www.liberadio.com/2007/11/29/junior-caters-to-the-grover-norquist-crowd/ with Mary Mancini and Freddie O'Connell Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:55:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://www.liberadio.com/2007/11/29/junior-caters-to-the-grover-norquist-crowd/#comment-70638 Volunteer Voters » Every Battle Is Won Or Lost Before It’s Ever Fought Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:53:39 +0000 http://www.liberadio.com/?p=1026#comment-70638 [...] Freddie O’Connell thinks Democrats, liberals and progressives are foolhardy if they think they are going to win a debate over taxes. The focus, he says, should instead be on the budget, a battlefield on which O’Connell thinks progressives can win: Here’s the bottom line: very, very few people will ever consider themselves fairly or appropriately taxed, especially comparatively (e.g., “Why does Rupert Murdoch get all those cushy tax breaks for his corporation and lack of clearly stated income?!” and “Why should I pay more simply because I have more? After all, I inherited—er, worked—hard to live the American dream!”). Thus, anyone in the spectrum of Democrat, liberal, or progressive will be beating their heads against a wall of Grover Norquists and Ben Cunninghams. [...] [...] Freddie O’Connell thinks Democrats, liberals and progressives are foolhardy if they think they are going to win a debate over taxes. The focus, he says, should instead be on the budget, a battlefield on which O’Connell thinks progressives can win: Here’s the bottom line: very, very few people will ever consider themselves fairly or appropriately taxed, especially comparatively (e.g., “Why does Rupert Murdoch get all those cushy tax breaks for his corporation and lack of clearly stated income?!” and “Why should I pay more simply because I have more? After all, I inherited—er, worked—hard to live the American dream!”). Thus, anyone in the spectrum of Democrat, liberal, or progressive will be beating their heads against a wall of Grover Norquists and Ben Cunninghams. [...]

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