Tom Smart, Deseret News
Why has it taken so long for Congress to deal with the fiscal cliff? We all know that we have to do something to balance our spending with our income.
The bottom line is that it is getting harder to provide for a family's basic needs in America. Some low-income families are now having to live in homeless shelters because there is not enough low-income housing. In the last 15 years, the poorest 20 percent in our country have experienced a decline of income of more than 11 percent. Yet, the richest 5 percent have experienced an increase of more than 10 percent.
It appears that the rich are saying to the rest of the country that they will get richer regardless of how hard life is for the rest of the country.
Fred Ash
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Yep.
But who can stop the rich from doing this? Repubs are now claiming that corporations are people and can contribute millions and millions to candidates.
No wonder why politicians (only) care about the rich! Voters don't More..
I thought it was more like $1500 and up to eat with Mitt.
Some folks have forgotten that ALL of us -- except perhaps some of the 1 percenters -- are only one illness, one accident, one job loss, one layoff from joining those the right
Red: The players on the Utah Jazz put fannies in the seats and as such they are clearly worth what they are being paid. I don't recall the team ever reporting a loss since the team has been here. The point of the letter is that we are seeing More..