U.S. HOUSE: “PROTECT THE RICH, FORGET THE REST”
Ohio Action Coalition Says Republicans Show True Colors
Millions of Ohio Families Will Pay the Price
For Immediate Release: December 21, 2012 Columbus – The Ohio Action Coalition, a grass roots movement that is urging Congress to let the Bush tax cuts expire for the richest 2% of Americans, said today that Republicans in the U.S. House “showed their true colors” by rejecting a proposal by House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) that would have raised taxes only on those earning more than $1 million per year. Boehner was forced to cancel a formal vote on his so-called “Plan B” when it became clear his fellow Republican members of Congress would not support it. Said Coalition Director Joanne Pickrell: “It was bad enough when Republicans refused to support raising taxes on those earning over $250,000 per year; now they’ve made it clear they won’t raise taxes even on those earning over $1 million a year. Let’s be clear. There are 311 million Americans – and only a few hundred thousand of them earn over $1 million. So, Republicans are holding 99.7% of the country hostage to millionaires and billionaires. They intend to stop anyone from getting a tax cut unless millionaires and billionaires get a bonus tax cut on top of the one everyone else will get on the first $250,000 they earn. This is ‘class warfare’ —Republican-style.” [Read more…]