The use of economic pain to expand governmental control of a nation is not a new concept. It has been a tool successfully used many times in history. With an economy that is currently dependent on financial support from the government the only "bad guys" in this situation are those trying to take that support away.
The reality that "taxing the wealthy" does not increase revenue or promote economic growth is lost on the 80% of Americans that are economically uninformed and are just struggling to maintain their current standard of living. In their world the cost of living keeps going up while the personal incomes have declined. For the bulk of America it still remains "Bush's" fault that their current situation is not as good as it was once, regardless of their personal irresponsibility, and the Democratic media machine will effectively point the finger of blame squarely at the Republicans.
The path over the "fiscal cliff" is bad for the economy, the average American family and the stock market. However, for the White House, going over the "cliff" is the next move in this elaborate game of chess which will clear the path towards completing Obama's long term objectives of complete socialization of the American economy.
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