The Onion: Republicans Call Tax Proposal 'Class Warfare'

[joeybee12]

High-ranking Republicans, including chairman of the House Budget Committee Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI), have spoken out against President Obama's proposed minimum tax rate for millionaires, decrying it as class warfare. What do you think?


I hope for their sake they’re wrong, because America's broke people have the guns and the numbers in this fight."
Duane Volpato
Keyboard-Action Assembler


I think Obama went a bit far when he proposed the tax-rate increase while holding the severed head of the son of the king of the upper class.
Cathy Zumbi
Engine Turner


Wait, you're telling me there’s a war the Republicans don't support?
Rudy Salvagini
Unemployed


http://www.theonion.com/articles/republicans-call-tax-proposal-class-warfare,26118/

The last one's great! :evilgrin:

[HappyMe]

1. The Onion is the best!

:applause:

[wtmusic]

2. The Colbert Report segment on this yesterday was hilarious. nt

[Kalidurga]

3. So when did the Onion go from Satire to reporting actual news?

Sure some names might have been changed and stuff, but this is essentially true.

[joeybee12]

4. Their staire is more accurate than the crap you get from the MSM!

[msanthrope]

6. January, 2001--with this article--

http://www.theonion.com/articles/bush-our-long-national-nightmare-of-peace-and-pros,464/

[Nye Bevan]

5. Deadpan genius (nt)