Reply #54: The republicans are playing on peoples' fantasies and greed,

[mcg]

They are exploiting peoples' dreams of someday make loads of money. "One day I'll make loads and loads of money, and when I do, I want to keep as much of it as I can, I don't want to share it."

They are presenting an archetype of an average Joe who hopes to buy a business and make loads of money, someone these people can relate to. This is an obvious ploy that taps right into this fantasy. They want people who make less than $250,000 a year to pretend that raising taxes on income over $250,000 hurts them, even though it doesn't and most likely never will. I wouldn't say it "hurts" people making over that either. So they cannot buy quite as much luxury. Boo hoo.

From ABC's "Good Morning America", October 16, 2008:

... ABC's Diane Sawyer: "Well I just want to ask you now about the issue that was raised because it's been a little confusing to me as I tried to sort it out here. To get straight here, you're not taking home $250,000 now, am I right?"

Joe Wurzelbacher: "No. No. Not even close." ...

Given the "Not even close.", how is he planning to buy a business making over $250,000 a year?

For the vast majority of people, this dream never happens, despite all their hard work, often because someone else profited greatly on their work.

The vast majority of people suffer under the GOP's tax policies.