David Plouffe: "Three people you should listen to"

 

Obama Expands Class Warfare Campaign With New Hashtag

The War on Terrorism may be over (at least according to the President) but the War on Success continues.

Later today President Obama will deliver remarks at an event at the White House with middle class Americans who would see their income taxes go up if Congress fails to act to extend the middle class tax cuts.  However the President and the progressives in Congress will refuse to extend the tax cuts if successful people who make over $200K (families over $250K) are not singled out to pay a higher tax rate.

According to a White House press release:

Last week, David Plouffe asked the White House email list to tell us why extending income tax cuts for middle class families is so important. We heard from thousands of Americans from across the country, and on Wednesday more than 85 of those people will come to the White House to hear President Obama encourage even more Americans to speak out and push Congress to protect middle class Americans from an income tax increase at the end of the year.  A typical middle class family of four would see its taxes rise by $2,200 if Congress doesn’t act.

Tomorrow, the White House will launch a new effort to help let Americans’ voices be heard in this debate, launching the #My2K online push to pass the middle class tax cuts.  A year ago, during another big fight to protect middle class families, tens of thousands of working Americans called and tweeted and emailed their Representatives asking them to do the right thing. The same thing happened earlier this year when college students across the country stood up and demanded that Congress keep rates low on student loans.  When the American people speak out they help get things done in Washington -- and the President tomorrow will ask the American people to once again to add their voices to this effort.

After the President’s event, the White House will call on Americans across the country to share on Twitter what #My2K means to them, as well as on other social media channels, and on WhiteHouse.gov. We'll highlight the #My2K stories received on WhiteHouse.gov and through social media to elevate the impact of inaction for middle class families.

As for the President, it seems with his new hashtag and latest road trip his objective is to continue campaigning for class warfare rather than to seek a real solution to the problems of this country.

(note for those of you who came to this post looking for something longer, based on a friends suggested I have taken the second half of this post and expanded upon it...should be up by 7PM)

 

 

 

 

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David Plouffe: "Three people you should listen to"

Matt Compton

November 19, 2012
11:30 AM EST

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David Plouffe, Senior Advisor to President Obama, just sent the message below to the White House email list, asking people to speak out about extending tax cuts for the middle class. If you didn't get the email, be sure to sign up.

Hello --

The conversations happening right now in Washington are going to set a course for the middle class in this country for years to come.
And that's a discussion that you should be part of.
Unless our leaders can come up with a solution, 98 percent of American families are looking at a tax increase -- with a typical family of four paying $2,000 more starting on January 1.
So it's time for your to step up. We know from experience that when real people come together to speak with one voice, their perspective becomes impossible to ignore.
Here are three Americans who have taken that first step.
Listen to them, then keep the conversation going by telling us why you think it's important to keep taxes from going up on the middle class.
Right now, there's reason to be hopeful. This has the potential to be one of those moments in our politics when lawmakers from both parties come together to do what's best for the country.
You know where President Obama stands when it comes to tackling our nation's deficits. He's committed to doing it in a balanced way, but not at the expense of the middle class. Time and time again, he's argued that we have to combine spending cuts with asking the wealthiest Americans to pay a little more in taxes.
And leaders ranging from the heads of labor unions to the CEO of Walmart are saying that it doesn't make sense to drag this out and leave the middle class uncertain about what they'll be asked to pay in taxes.
If that's a position that you agree with, then we're asking you to make a statement of your own.
I can tell you that no one makes that argument better than real people who have to wrestle with paying bills and juggling family responsibilities every day.
It's on you to add your voice and bring your friends and neighbors into the debate.
Watch this video, then tell us what you think:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/engage/join
Thanks,
David
David Plouffe
Senior Advisor
White House

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