On Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:00:19 -0400, "Harry @ news.east.earthlink.net"
wrote:


In effect, a large part of our political class is showing its
priorities: given the choice between asking the richest 2 percent or so
of Americans to go back to paying the tax rates they paid during the
Clinton-era boom, or allowing the nation's foundations to crumble -
literally in the case of roads, figuratively in the case of education -
they're choosing the latter.


not only that, but we're borrowing to finance the gifts for the rich