How do higher taxes, more regulation and fewer jobs help the Middle Class?

 

(From the Illinois GOP)

 

 During yesterday’s speeches at the Democratic National Convention, we heard a lot about helping the middle class.  But here’s what we didn’t hear:

 

1)    How does borrowing money we don’t have until our debt tops $16 Trillion help our middle class and future generations?

 

2)    How would Brad Schneider, Tammy Duckworth and David Gill’s plan to raise taxes on small business owners, family farmers, families and seniors help the middle class?

 

3)    How did Bill Foster’s vote to cut more than $700 billion from Medicare help middle class seniors? 

4)    When Cheri Bustos quit her job as alderwoman early and left East Moline with a million dollar deficit, crippling tax increases and fee hikes across the board, how was she helping the middle class?

 

5)    How can Bill Enyart claim to be in touch with middle class America when he says the job market is improving?

 

6)    And for all the Illinois Democrats who voted for Pat Quinn’s 67% income tax hike, how have they helped middle class families by raising taxes and pushing jobs out of Illinois?

Higher taxes, more regulations, rising debt – it’s time for a new direction in Illinois if we really care about our middle class.