…does anyone know?
The political party controlling the White House and Senate is hellbent on raising taxes, and letting the public brand the other party as the fallguy. There is zero motivation on the part of the White House to work any kind of a deal…they love the ‘fallguy’ idea, and seeing taxes go up for everyone while the other party’s blamed (no matter how unfair or misguided that might be) is that much more icing on their cake.
An objective news media would point this out. An objective media would explain to the public that their welllbeing is threatened by just such ‘fallguy’ tactics as are playing out right now. But, an objective media is what we’re missing…so the public once again is held hostage to the political gamesmanship in Washington…and our diminished lifestyles and sinking income are the ransom unwittingly paid.
‘If a tree falls in the forest, and no-one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?’
This 18th century philosophical thought experiment involving Reality and Objectivity has been expanded to encompass a 21st century question on… the existence of Truth, when there’s no mainstream media to report it…