Sioux City Journal

How do they get their votes?

Posted: Wednesday, October 22, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- The Republican Party is amazing.

The very people who suffer the most from the "trickle-down" economic policies (like giving the majority of tax breaks to the richest 1 percent) they espouse are among their most ardent supporters.

How do they manage to convince "Joe Six-Pack" or "Jill Hockey Mom" to vote for them? -- Larry Theobald

Story Comments

Douglas wrote on Oct 24, 2008 1:06 PM:

" TEE JAY: That'll be $1,000.00 appearance fee please. Glad to help you. "

Barney wrote on Oct 24, 2008 7:12 AM:

" Let's see, the Democratic Party gave the middle class NAFTA, Free Trade with China resulting in hundreds of thousands of jobs being sent overseas, and countless social programs to send your(my) tax dollars into a rabbit hole.

I've never understood how the Democratic Party has managed to fool minorities and other working class people into supporting their oppressive and burdensome policies. "

VegasRage wrote on Oct 23, 2008 8:59 PM:

" JOHN POLAKA was that employee income or self employment? As an employee you don't get any tax advantages regardless of who gets in office, I haven't noticed any significant percentage difference in my taxes after working for 35 years.

I understand why businesses get tax advantages, as they should, but it seems to me we all pay way too much in taxes.

Last year my total tax payments joint married status with 3 dependents was 8,798.00, Uncle Sam greedily kept 7,449.00 and let me have a measly 1,349.00 and that great deal came at the expense of paying a professional to do my taxes. I'm grateful Nevada doesn't have state tax.

I love the BS argument a house is a tax advantage! ROLMAO! After you add all the expenses to a house there is no advantage. Taxes should get real interesting now when the monetary inflation shockwave finally hits us. "

B wrote on Oct 23, 2008 7:40 PM:

" Excellent question. I have wondered the same thing every time I hear a struggling member of the middle class voice support for McCain/Bimbo... "

bobF wrote on Oct 23, 2008 1:49 PM:

" DILLIDO, the only thing in a twist is your thought process or lack thereof. "