In the sense that his class of people are talked about throughout the Bible. The rich who oppress, hoard for themselves, and then rule with an iron fist to keep it that way. This article speaks to that “great tax cut”, which actuall hurts the majority of the people, and they’re deceived into thinking they actually gained something.
the middle class has seen its satisfaction levels drop in recent years … due to stress from worrying about things like health care and retirement
They won’t be getting any happier. Last week, Congress extended the Bush tax scams that were set to expire at the end of the year. The scam, of course, being the rhetoric of fairness and something for everyone being used to sell a policy of redistributing the tax burden onto the middle class and a cash bonanza for Bush’s elite friends.