Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty will deliver a major economic speech in Chicago where he plans to paint President Obama as the "champion practitioner of class warfare." Dubbing his plan a "Better Deal," Pawlenty will take on "President Obama's big government and heavy handed regulations" with fresh, new ideas that will spur Americans "to innovate, invest, compete, and create new businesses and jobs." In Pawlenty's world, this translates into a complete elimination of capital gains, dividends, interest income and estate taxes. He would lower taxes on corporations from 35% to 15% and "sunset" all government regulations unless Congress votes to keep them. |
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Margaret Bassett passed away August 21, 2011. She was a treasured member of the Opednews.com editorial team for four years.
Margaret Bassett--OEN editor--is an 89-year old, currently living in senior housing, with a lifelong interest in political philosophy. Bachelors from State University of Iowa (1944) and Masters from Roosevelt University (1975) help to unravel important requirements for modern communication. Early introduction to computer science (1966) trumps them. It's payback time. She's been "entitled" so long she hopes to find some good coming off the keyboard into the lives of those who come after her.