Eric Cantor: Republicans agree that there’s too much income disparity
“We know in this country right now that there is a complaint about folks at the top end of the income scales, that they make too much and too many don’t make enough,” Cantor said during an appearance on Fox News Sunday, toning down his earlier criticism of the Occupy Wall Street protests.
“We need to encourage folks at the top of the income scale to actually put their money their work to create more jobs so we can see a closing of the gap,” he added.
Cantor’s change of tone comes as protests against Wall Street are gaining in popularity and the White House seeks to ride the latest wave of populist anger.
Republicans “are about income mobility,” Cantor said as he tried to make the case that the GOP was best equipped to spread the wealth. “And that’s what we should be focused on to take care of the income disparities.”
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Stupid. Really stupid.
therightwinger on October 16, 2011 at 4:56 PM
OWS has proven fruitful after all…
you all just figured out that the GOP is the other half of the problem.
orbitalair on October 16, 2011 at 4:58 PM
The saddest thing, by far, is the really atrocious reading comprehension level of most of the posters here.
Cantor’s point is that the increasing disparity between the wealthiest few and the rest of America is being exacerbated by Obama’s policies. How hard is that to understand?
“Encourage folks to put their money to work” – what’s controversial or liberal or not conservative about that? How do you encourage folks to put their money to work? You don’t tax the hell out of them. You don’t regulate the hell out of them. You follow pro-growth policies.
What’s stopping folks from putting their money to work? Ummm, Obamacare, anyone? EPA regulations, anyone? Stupid, distortionist tax policies, anyone?
notropis on October 16, 2011 at 5:15 PM
Oh, and who are the people getting the wealthiest? Not the entrepreneurs. Rather, it’s mostly the crony capitalists, like Immelt and Kaiser. And revolving-door cronies like Tim Geithner, and Franklin Raines.
notropis on October 16, 2011 at 5:18 PM
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