As the backbone of America’s democratic form of government
(and arguably any democratic form of government), the middle class should have
a prominent if not domineering place in our political system.
However,
America’s middle class has been hit hard over the course of the 21st
Century,[1]
leaving folks like myself to question whether or not America’s middle class is
a dying breed.
While President Obama was in Hampton, Virginia on Friday, he
again said that his administration would stand up for America’s middle class.
Obama stated, “Our mission right now is to put people back to work and recover
from this recession.”[2]
In more ways than not, Obama has fulfilled his promise of supporting America’s
middle class.[3]
While President Obama and the Democratic Party in general
still have work to do on this front, the Republican Party has all but abandoned
the middle class[4]
for the business Brahman types exemplified by Mitt Romney.[5]
The where, the when, the why, and the how this came to pass is unclear. What
isn’t unclear however is that a Mitt Romney presidential victory or even a
George Allen win in the current U.S. Senate race in Virginia would be a setback
for America’s and Virginia’s middle class.
Just how big the setback would be if Romney accedes to the
White House remains up in the air because Team Romney has yet to publicly
release any specifics about his economic policies.[6]
Perhaps it’s a sign of campaign disorganization, or perhaps it’s a sign that
Team Romney is uncertain how it will toe the political line between appearing
to support the middle class and benefiting his super wealthy friends.
Or maybe the middle class of America is another unnecessary
outlay to Romney that can be chopped up and downsized to turn a handsome profit
for himself and his cronies?
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