Are Republicans Punishing Voters for Electing Obama?

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I Copy / Pasted an answer I received to an earlier question here > .."During the 40s and the 60s there were hard times for minorities in this country. There were always but I witness just the 40s and 60s and from then on. When ever a store or business would hire an African American or a minority, that business was boycotted by the white community. Sometimes that involved beatings, hangings and false accusations of a criminal nature. That was the way a small group of people instilled fear in the community. Most people to avoid controversy and harm, would stay away from that business. And the business was taught a lesson.
The actions this congress has taken have brought all those memories back. It is as if the congress is telling the country: "that is what you get for hiring a black man". I am not African American but remember those times and those times were not moral.
Mr. McConnell's and this congress objective of "making sure President Obama fails" remind us that this had happen before and that apparently we are repeating a portion of our history which does not deserve to be repeated."..< This brings up a good point, Now I do not feel we have been being punished  we are being punished for electing a 1/2 White President as much as for electing a   Democrat and the economic sabotage is as much to keep Americans broke, unemployed, homeless and angry come election day as a punishment, but,, I can see this persons recollection of the 60s, The fact of the matter is , that Republicans have since the Bush yrs did Nothing to stop the collapse of our economy and under Obama have worked hard to sabotage any efforts to recover.   
         They have at every level of Gov. From State Governors killing 1000s of current projects like  
shovel ready infrastructure rebuilding,high speed rail etc, To Congress voting to cut Billions in spending killing millions of Gov. Jobs & their supporting field jobs. I can guarantee that if President McCain was running for reelection the repubs would be fighting any efforts to cut spending in this bad economy, The proof to this is the 2004 presidential election when Bush was running up $Trillions in Deficit spending and his Repub Majority Congress approved 100% of his spending bills and the only time Bush Vetoed any spending was after the Dems won the Majority and wanted $1.8 billion to cover the children of the working poor with the same insurance Congress enjoys, Then after wasting $Trillions of our hard earned  $$ On Tax Breaks for the "Job Creators" Hand outs to Big oil and Rx drug Co.s. and a war in Iraq that he later admitted was "Unnecessary " Bush said "We need to tighten our belts, we can't be spending all willy nilly"

almaciga · Accepted Answer

You are right.  You did a great job of research.  What can you do with the following:
Disparity of Wealth
In 1933, the wealthiest one percent of the population held 33.3 percent of the wealth. In 1974, the wealthiest one percent held 19.9 percent of the wealth.
In 2007, the wealthiest one percent (1%) held 65.4 percent of the wealth.
In 1933, the bottom 90 percent held 66.7 percent of the wealth.
In 1974, the bottom 90 percent held 80.1 percent of the wealth.
In 2007, the bottom 90 percent held  ONLY 34.6 percent of the wealth.
Federal Tax Rates (after custom-made individual deductions)
1974 Capital gains tax rate: 35 percent
1950 Highest marginal tax rate: 90 percent
2005 Capital gains tax rate: 15 percent
2005 Highest marginal tax rate: 34 percent
Average Real Income Change 1973-2000
Average real income of bottom 90 percent: -7 percent
Average real income of top 1 percent: + 148 percent
Average real income of top 0.1 percent: + 343 percent

One of the things which contributed to the disparity in the distribution of wealth in the US is the loss of power of the unions.  The unions do not have the power any more due to policies created to protect the wealth of the top 1 – 20% of the population who control 93% of the financial wealth.  Back when the unions had power to create strikes, corporations had to negotiate.  This gave those jobs that are not desirable now, an edge.  Those who worked those jobs had opportunities, like buying a home, and buying health care and so on.  When unions were striped of power, the people no longer have the power to negotiate wages and benefits.  That is what caused so many to be below the poverty line and able to collect entitlements.  We have to pay in some way for the mistakes of the policy makers or we have to change the policy makers.  Vote them out.

Cultural hegemony is the philosophic and sociological concept, originated by the Marxist philosopher Antonio Gramsci, that a culturally-diverse society can be ruled or dominated by one of its social classes. It is the dominance of one social group over another, e.g. the ruling class over all other classes. The theory claims that the ideas of the ruling class come to be seen as the norm; they are seen as universal ideologies, perceived to benefit everyone whilst really benefiting only the ruling class. ( Wikipedia)

Anonymous · Answer

I believe that they will be punished so bad in November 2012 that it will make November 2010 look like a tight election. And they have 20 more months to keep screwing things up worse.

darrin b · Answer

No.

We are reaping exactly what we sowed.

Those of us who chose to sit home and not vote in the 2010 midterm elections and those of us who forgot how this country was under the GOP  and turned around and voted them back in again.

We are getting exactly what we, as a nation, did or did not participate in.

Oh, well.

Anonymous · Answer

Their goal during this election time is to create general disruption to government and make the Obama administration appear ineffective.

Anonymous · Answer

Don't you think if democrats were doing a good job, they would of won the 2010 elections?

David C · Answer

In attempt to hurt Obama, the Tea Party are making themselves irrelevant in main stream politics. The Tea Party may suffer at the polls in 2012 by taking unpopular positions such as ending Social Security and Medicare.

robear · Answer

I wouldnt lay all the blame on republicans there are few good ones, most democrats havn't supported Obama either, but you are very correct in the fact to say they are all pressing him with keeping Bush's tax cuts and bullshit he shouldn't be focusing on. idk whatsoever what's gonna happen but both sides are morons for the most part just digging deeper or laying down and letting them cover you in dirt.

letfreedomring · Answer

Yes, and your the first one I know on here that's came right out and said it. 

Sad to say, but I dont think the republicans really care.

Anonymous · Answer

I think you are close, but i also think the Republicans/TeaPublicans really want to create a depression and will do anything in their power to do so.

doctdon · Answer

No. Obama and company are just proving how wrong it was to elect them in the first place. Never vote democrat.

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