It levels the playing field in America by closing tax loopholes and ensuring that millionaires aren’t paying a tax rate that’s lower than what many middle-class families are paying.

And it’s going to be one of the issues that will define this election.

We’ve got a new interactive tool that shows how Mitt Romney and some other millionaires play by their own set of rules — the same rules they’re trying to make sure you and I don’t ever get to change.

I can’t think of a better way to illustrate the choice this country is facing in November. This is the way it breaks down:

The Buffett Rule closes loopholes and asks millionaires to pay at least as much as middle-class families, so that we can share the burden of reducing our deficit and investing in programs important to a strong middle class, like education, innovation and infrastructure.

Romney not only opposes the Buffett Rule, but he wants to make things even more unfair. He will explode the deficit by giving more tax breaks to the wealthy — and place the burden of paying for them on the backs of the middle class and seniors.

This November, it’s one or the other. We either stick with a President who fights for the middle class, or we choose a candidate who fights to protect an unfair status quo that benefits him at the expense of our economy and the middle class. You’ll be hearing a lot about the Buffett Rule in the coming days. But remember this: It’s not about class warfare, and it’s certainly not about some arcane policy disagreement. It’s about common-sense fairness.

If you’re still curious about what the Buffett Rule would actually do, take a look around the new website now:
Thanks,

Stephanie

Stephanie Cutter
Deputy Campaign Manager
Obama for America

It seems that this Unlimited buying power given to the super rich coupled with innate racism within my race is almost a death blow to the majority having a say in how their government is run.

So we will continue to get votes giving big oil interest, large tax deductions to the super rich and corporations and the vote against the Buffet Rule.

White politicians know that they can use the super contributions to advance their subtle aspersions to race values to guarantee that white voters will elect them over their non white competition so they don’t have to care what those whites voters want.

White politicians know that they will get the benefit of the doubt from their white voters.

Yancy

After reading your post to me about my criticizing Howie’s view of his reception on this blog, I accept your logic. I do not know what Howie is going through because of his medical problems. And you are certainly correct when you point out that those suffering chronically can perceive and interpret them differently.

Howie:
Please accept my sincere apology. I did not mean to cause you anymore anxiety. I too look forward to your return.

As a fan I would also like to say you don’t owe us or anyone a reason why you left for a period. Just return with your usual excellent comments. You will be accepted with open arms.

I hope you will accept my apology.

Larry

As far as, ‘taking his ball and going home’ hahaha…sometimes when the going gets tough it’s better to take your ball and go play somewhere else. He did.

I can’t comment on Bachman and/or Palin – it’d be low blows only and I’m in a great mood, why change that to state the obvious about these two…

Luv, Zen Lill

Many in Congress talk of getting ‘big government off the back of private industry.’ Here’s an industry we’d like to get off the backs of the taxpayers.

As a senator who is the longest-serving independent in Congress, and as the president of an independent and non-partisan budget watchdog organization, we do not necessarily agree on everything when it comes to energy and budget policy in the United States.

But one thing we strongly agree on is the need to end wasteful subsidies that prop up the nuclear industry. After 60 years, this industry should not require continued and massive corporate welfare. It is time for the nuclear power industry to stand on its own two feet.