25th July 2010, 3:34 PM
Quote:You really can't defend the assertion that Republicans care about poor people as much as wealthy people. The attitude is basically: "Poor? Get a better job, pull yourself up by the bootstraps, ANYONE can be rich if they're smart or hard-working, you're just lazy. Rich? Contratulations, welcome to the club, here's some tax cuts, you obviously deserve every penny." I'll admit that's hyperbole, but it's the general sentiment.
Hyperbole? No, not really. Only in that they usually don't say that out loud, to the general public... but it's definitely exactly how they write policy.