It’s the name of a Cherry Poppin’ Daddies tune.
It’s also the attitude that Republican candidate supporters ought to take about their own candidates. To a person, everyone of them (with the bare exception of Jon Huntsman) wants to increase the tax burdens of the 99% so that the 1% doesn’t have to shoulder its share of fiscal responsibility for running our country.
Is that really what supporters’ rank-and-file wants to have happen? Do they really support prevention of tax breaks for companies who outsource overseas? Do they really support repealing the banking rules designed to prevent another economic meltdown? Do they really want to further reduce tax rates for the wealthiest members of American society?
Supports new tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans
Bachmann: MicheleBachmann.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Gingrich: Newt.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Huntsman: ThinkProgress, 8/31/2011
Paul: Yahoo News, 12/21/2011
Perry: New York Times, 10/25/2011
Romney: Center for American Progress Action Fund, 12/9/2011
Santorum: Quad City Times, 12/14/2011
Supports new tax cuts for corporations
Bachmann: MicheleBachmann.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Gingrich: Newt.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Huntsman: MarketPlace, 11/28/2011
Paul: Yahoo News, 12/21/2011
Perry: ThinkProgress, 8/17/2011
Romney: Center for American Progress Action Fund, 12/9/2011
Santorum: Quad City Times, 12/14/2011
Supports ending Medicare as we know it
Bachmann: House Roll Call Vote #277, 4/15/2011; Bloomberg News, 8/13/2011
Gingrich: New York Times, 7/20/1996; The Hill, 12/6/2011
Huntsman: ABC News, 5/20/2011
Paul: MSNBC, 4/27/2011
Perry: RickPerry.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Romney: Washington Post, 12/8/2011
Santorum: MSNBC First Read, 5/26/2011
Supports cuts to Social Security
Bachmann: Bloomberg News, 8/13/2011
Gingrich: Fiscal Times, 12/8/2011
Huntsman: CNN, 9/16/2011
Paul: RonPaul2012.com, accessed 12/27/2011; MSNBC, 4/27/2011
Perry: RickPerry.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Romney: Center for American Progress Action Fund, 12/9/2011; MittRomney.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Santorum: ThinkProgress, 6/6/2011 Raw Story, 9/13/2011
Supports repealing Wall Street Reform Law (Dodd-Frank) (the very laws designed to prevent a repeat of the economic disaster of 2008-9)
Bachmann: MicheleBachmann.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Gingrich: Newt.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Huntsman: Jon2012.com; accessed 12/27/2011
Paul: RonPaul2012.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Perry: RickPerry.org, accessed 12/27/2011
Romney: MittRomney.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Santorum: RickSantorum.com, accessed 12/27/2011
Opposes “Buffett Rule” to make sure millionaires pay at least the same tax rate as middle class workers
Bachmann: Washington Times, 9/19/2011
Gingrich: Political Correction, 12/12/2011
Huntsman: Fox News Channel Debate; 9/22/2011
Paul: Washington Times, 9/19/2011
Perry: Houston Chronicle, 9/29/2011
Romney: Washington Times, 9/19/2011
Santorum: Boston Globe, 9/18/2011
Opposes ending tax breaks for Big Oil
Bachmann: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer; House Roll Call Vote #153, 3/1/2011
Gingrich: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Paul: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer; House Roll Call Vote #153, 3/1/2011
Perry: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Romney: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Santorum: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Opposes ending tax breaks for companies that ship jobs overseas
Bachmann: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Gingrich: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Paul: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Perry: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Romney: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
Santorum: Grover Norquist Americans for Tax Reform pledge signer
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Thanks so much to ThinkProgress for organizing this information. (It’d be nice if they would use more objective news sources, but this list wasn’t bad.)
