Wednesday, September 21, 2011
To My Surprise
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/09/18/gop-frustration-grows-with-obama-approach-to-jobs-deficit/
Monday, September 19, 2011
To My Surprise
The article that I chose talks about how the GOP is not pleased with Obama’s proposal to raise taxes for wealthy and the lay out for job proposal. Initially when I read the title of the article, I was expecting the GOP to have some concrete evidence or just a valid reason as to why they were so “frustrated” with Obama’s ideas. The president wants to raise taxes for people who make million dollars or more, and not raise taxes for the middle class, who are the most affected by today’s economy. Senator Dick Durbin, D-IL, stated that, “a new tax rate on those making a million a year is certainly a good idea, for those who are wealthy and comfortable wouldn’t even notice it”. I think that this is a great idea, but let’s be honest, if you are making over a million a year, and you pay about 40-60% to taxes, you roughly have about four-hundred thousand dollars to live with. The last time I checked, that was pretty damn good. They don’t have the everyday worries of an individual like myself. They don’t have to worry about were there next meal is going to come from, will I be able to fill up gas tank this week, or how am I going to rob Peter to pay Paul.
It’s not a secret that Fox News is not exactly on the Obama bang wagon, but to my surprise the particular article is not as one sided as I anticipated. It gave you an insight as to how both parties viewed the Presidents plans. The author focused more on how the GOP viewed the president’s decision. The article was almost predictable, of course the GOP was not pleased with the president proposal, and of course the democrats came to the rescue for Obama. I think that anyone could agree/disagree with what the author is saying, it basically depends if you’re either a democrat or a republican. The article was very neutral considering that it was from Fox news.
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