[Peace-discuss] Teapartiers & the Left

[Robert Naiman]

Meanwhile, according to the Washington Post: the majority of
Republican voters want to raise taxes on the rich and the majority of
Republican voters want to see a substantial withdrawal of combat
troops from Afghanistan this summer; half of Republican voters say the
war is not worth the cost.

If Gary Johnson's candidacy for President prospers, these anti-war
sentiments among Republican voters could get significantly more
attention...

On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:02 AM, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at illinois.edu> wrote:
> Poll: 70% Of Tea Partiers Oppose Cuts To Medicare, Medicaid
> Jon Terbush | April 20, 2011, 3:05PM
>
> ...In a McClatchy-Marist poll released this week, 70% of registered voters
> who identify with the Tea Party opposed making cuts to either Medicare or
> Medicaid -- the government-run health programs for the elderly and the poor
> -- to help reduce the nation's deficit. Meanwhile, only 28% of tea partiers
> said they'd be willing to cut spending on those two programs.
>
> Tea partiers were not alone in opposing Medicare and Medicaid cuts. An
> overwhelming 80% of all respondents said they opposed such cuts, with a
> majority of every demographic measured in the survey lining up against them.
>
> ...The Tea Party has led the charge to slash government spending, but the
> Marist poll suggests they're loathe to touch what amounts to about 20% of
> the entire federal budget.
>
> The Marist poll was conducted April 10-14 among 1,084 registered voters
> nationwide. It has a margin of error of 3.0%.
>
> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/poll-70-of-tea-partiers-oppose-cuts-to-medicare-medicaid.php
>
>
> Paul Ryan Gets Booed By Constituents For Opposing Tax Hikes On Rich
> Benjy Sarlin | April 20, 2011, 2:37PM
>
> Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), architect of the House GOP's budget, drew a
> resounding chorus of boos at a town hall appearance in his district after
> touting the benefits of tax cuts for the wealthy.
>
> In a video posted by ThinkProgress, an attendee at the event this week told
> Ryan that he believes the rich should pay higher taxes to help close the
> deficit and strengthen Social Security.
>
> "The middle class is disappearing right now," he said. "During this time of
> prosperity, the top 1 percent was taking about 10 percent of the total
> annual income, but yet today we are fighting to not let the tax breaks for
> the wealthy expire?"
>
> Ryan protested that "We do tax the top," before being drowned out by the
> audience's jeers.
>
> Polls have shown increasing taxes on the wealthy enjoys strong public
> support across the political spectrum despite near-universal opposition from
> GOP lawmakers ... Ryan's budget proposal ... cuts taxes for the rich while
> making major cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.
>
> http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/04/paul-ryan-gets-booed-by-consituents-for-opposing-tax-hikes-on-rich-video.php
>
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