Wealth

To the Editor:

In the July 15 edition of The Review, Matt Pommer reverts back to one of his favorite themes. Pommer relentlessly tries to make the reader believe that the Republicans’ main goal is “tax breaks for the wealthy.” That tactic is nothing but a partisan attack on Republicans using class envy as a weapon.

The premise of Pommer’s article that refers to Republican politicians as representatives of the wealthy is false. The fact is that there are more rich Democrats than there are rich Republicans. Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Herb Kohl, John Kerry, Al Gore, Martha Stewart, and 98 percent of Hollywood are rich Democrats. Wall Street bankers and BP overwhelmingly donate more money to Democratic candidates.

Is Pommer so devoid of any positive commentary that he has to resort to trying to falsely label former President George W. Bush or Senate candidate Ron Johnson as “for the wealthy”? Isn’t there a better way to present an argument than using obfuscation and demagoguery? Pommer is always defending big government liberalism by attacking Republicans as the party of the rich. I’m blowing the whistle on that tactic.

The Republican candidate, Johnson, is not “for the wealthy,” but he is for the “American dream.” Johnson wants to create the opportunity for any American, regardless of class, to accomplish great things including financial success in the private economy. Johnson wants everyone to have the same opportunities that he had when he began his career working at an entry-level job. There is no opportunity for accomplishment in the private sector without a wealthy class, and it doesn’t matter whether they are rich Republicans or rich Democrats. Paychecks can only be disbursed when the employer has money in the bank.

It is time for Pommer to retire those tired old 20th century platitudes and come up with something more constructive.

Dennis Gasper