Fifteen people participated in a “press event” in Jim Thorpe today. We carried signs that said “No Tax Increase for the Middle Class” and “Middle Class Over Millionaires” and “No Tax Hike for the Working Class.” One of the posters pointed out that if we go over the “Fiscal Cliff,” the average annual tax bill will increase by about $2200.
Our congressman and Tea Party supporter, Lou Barletta, has been AWOL on the whole issue. During his first two years in Congress, he represented the wealthy segment of American society very well. The rest of us--not so much.
The event was covered by the Times News and Channel 13. The organizers were Linda Christman of the CCDC, Mike Morrill of Keystone Progress, and Terry Whiteman, the president of the Carbon County Labor Chapter.
It was fun to twist Barletta’s tail, but I don’t think he will change his behavior. The only way to deal with a a representative who puts his ideology ahead of the national interest is to vote him out of office.
I am no fan of Lou Barletta. His district is mostly rural with very few members of the top 2% income bracket. Representative Barletta should worry more about his own constituents rather than playing politics.
ReplyDeleteThere continues to be a total lack of leadership and courage among the Republican Party.
Thanks for making the effort, Roy and Linda...
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