Roy Blunt Hearts Millionaires

Submitted by Parker on October 24, 2011 - 10:53am

Late last week in the Senate, Democrats and Republicans managed to come to an agreement on ending subsidies for millionaire farmers.  By a vote of 84 to 15, the Senate agreed to end federal handouts for farmers who's incomes exceed $1,000,000.

From the Kansas City Star:

In an emphatic vote early Friday, 84 senators voted to discontinue certain farm subsidies for people who make more than a million dollars in adjusted gross income. [...]

Direct payments, the type of subsidy targeted in Friday's vote, have long been criticized because they are paid regardless of crop prices and yields, unlike other more insurance-like programs that kick in when prices drop or crops are damaged.

In such a tough economy and with calls for cutting spending seeming to be the never ending mantra of all republicans in Congress, you'd imagine that a senator such as Roy Blunt who has repeatedly called for cutting spending and reducing the deficit would be on board with such a plan.  But he's not.
 
Roy Blunt was in the extreme minority on this vote, joining 14 of his colleagues to try to ensure that super wealthy individuals continue receiving our tax dollars.  Blunt voted to protect giveaways to millionaires - again.  Surprised?  Don't be.  This is coming from a man who thinks voting against jobs, and for tax hikes on the poor and middle class is ok.  And let's not forget that earlier this year, Roy Blunt voted to protect tax giveaways to Big Oil.

Sensing a pattern here?  If given the opportunity, Roy Blunt will always vote to protect his biggest donors and millionaire friends, even at the expense of increasing spending and the deficit and harming those who can least afford it.

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