House Dems Supporting Bush Tax Cuts Represent Few Rich People: Report

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Most House Democrats who want to keep the soon-to-expire Bush tax cuts for the wealthy represent districts where the share of taxpayers rich enough to pay higher taxes under President Obama's tax plan is below the national average.

Obama wants to keep the cuts for all but the top income brackets -- individuals and families making more than $200,000 and $250,000 a year, respectively. Of 31 Democrats who signed a letter supporting the tax cuts, 22 represent districts where less than 2.1 percent of residents would see higher taxes under Obama's proposal, according to a new report by Citizens for Tax Justice.

"They don't seem to be coming from particularly rich districts, so it makes you wonder, 'Who are they representing?'" said CTJ's Steve Wamhoff in an interview with HuffPost. "Why are they doing this? The polls are against them. It's not poll-driven. It's not in the interest of their constituents. It's baffling."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/09/21/house-dems-for-bush-tax-c_n_733636.html

Not baffling at all. They've all become totally divorced from those they represent. With all that lovely corporate money pouring in, they don't need us.