The Economic Policy Institute, a union-funded think tank based in Washington, D.C, is a reliable defender of big government, high taxes, Draconian regulations and just about any policy giving Uncle Sam a larger role in our daily lives. As the massive baby boom generation nears retirement, policies to boost the accumulation of wealth are long overdue. Jim Gibbons and Shelley Berkley supported the bill. Even so, Senate Democrats could derail these sensible reforms by playing the class warfare card.
Congressional liberals claim the plan unfairly benefits the wealthy.
Our backgrounds and experiences have a tendency to make us think differently from one another. Click on the small cartoon to see a full-size version.