Huffpost Politics The Blog   Richard (RJ) Eskow Headshot  The
Nakedness of Their Greed  Posted: Updated:  It's truly
unbelievable: At no time in modern memory has the privileged
class been richer, the middle class more endangered, or the
number of people in poverty been so high. And yet the Republican
Party, whose leaders are overwhelmingly wealthy themselves, is
openly and shamelessly proposing to give more tax cuts to
millionaires and billionaires -- including heirs and heiresses
who have done nothing to earn their riches -- while actually
raising taxes on millions of poor and middle class people.
There will be a time to engage in argument. But first let's take
a moment to gaze in wonder at the nakedness of their greed.
Okay, moment's up. Now it's time for the argument.  In Plain
Sight  Yesterday the Senate voted on a Democratic proposal to
extend the Bush-era tax breaks for all income below $250,000 per
year. Everybody would get that tax break, even billionaires.
Taxes would go up for anything earned abo