End the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy!

international | worker & community struggles and protests | opinion/analysis Sunday December 11, 2011 23:02 by Pól Ó Cionsalígh paulbkinsella at gmail dot com An Chúlóg, Báile Átha Cliath 17 0851468100

It's outrageous. The average tax break from the Bush tax cuts enjoyed by the top 1 percent of Americans is larger than the average income of the rest of the 99 percent.

And after a decade of giving money to those who literally didn't need it, the deficit caused in large part by the Bush tax cuts is being used as an excuse to take away the social safety net that protects the most vulnerable members of society.  For those of you living in the US please tell your member of Congress and your Senators to end the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy.