They Say It Is Not Class Warfare…

The Republicans claim that it is class warfare to raise the taxes of millionaires and billionaires. Listening to all the Republicans debates and candidates talk about how the super-rich support our economy, that axing them would be class warfare. But consider this,

Report: Rich-poor gap growing
Politico
By MACKENZIE WEINGER
10/21/11

The SSA [Social Security Administration] said 50 percent of workers made less than $26,364 last year — and most Americans have fewer job opportunities available to them. But the wealthiest Americans are relatively unscathed, with those earning $1 million or more jumping 18 percent from 2009.

Total employment fell again last year, dropping from 150.9 million in 2009 to 150.4 million in 2010. And in 2007, at the height of the recession, there were still 5.2 million more jobs than in 2010, the AP wrote.

The average income for Americans was $39,959 last year, but the median wage was just $26,364. The SSA wrote that this shows “the distribution of workers by wage level is highly skewed,” the AP reported.

There is already class warfare. Heating oil assistance has been cut while those who need assistance increases along with the cost oil and natural gas. The middle class is sitting around the stove to keep warm as the rich heat their mansion. Food assistance has been cut while the number of people needing assistance keeps climbing. While the Republicans have dug their heels in to block any increase in taxes for the rich