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The era of Obama has ushered in a new push by [[Democrat]]s to make class warfare a centerpiece of the 2012 political cycle. Obama makes the most noise when it comes to class warfare but his congressional allies and those in the media very much help facilitate the message.  

The era of Obama has ushered in a new push by [[Democrat]]s to make class warfare a centerpiece of the 2012 political cycle. Obama makes the most noise when it comes to class warfare but his congressional allies and those in the media very much help facilitate the message.  

Weeks before America heard of the [[Buffett Rule]] (Tax the rich), Democrats in [[San Francisco]] were trying out their class warfare message. <ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/video/2011/10/05/buffett-rule-inspiration-bay-area-dems-embrace-class-warfare-weeks-before-obamas-tax-the-rich-proposal/ Buffett Rule Inspiration? Bay Area Dems Embrace Class Warfare Weeks Before Obama's 'Tax The Rich' Proposal], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref>

Weeks before America heard of the [[Buffett Rule]] (Tax the rich), Democrats in [[San Francisco]] were trying out their class warfare message.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/video/2011/10/05/buffett-rule-inspiration-bay-area-dems-embrace-class-warfare-weeks-before-obamas-tax-the-rich-proposal/ Buffett Rule Inspiration? Bay Area Dems Embrace Class Warfare Weeks Before Obama's 'Tax The Rich' Proposal], [[Breitbart.com]]</ref>

The [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement is fundamentally a classic Marxist class warfare direct action movement.

The [[Occupy Wall Street]] movement is fundamentally a classic Marxist class warfare direct action movement.

==Why is class warfare problematic?==

==Why is class warfare problematic?==

At the first glance, the idea of "taxing the rich and giving to the poor" appears "fair". However, there are many problems with this idea. Under a capitalist system, one becomes "rich" through the process of hard work, and raising taxes on this group signals that this hard work is not being appreciated. In addition, the demonized top 1% of Americans pay 22% of all revenue<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0415/Taxes-and-the-rich-How-much-do-they-pay-now Taxes and the rich: How much do they pay now?], [[Christian Science Monitor]]</ref>, while the bottom 50% of Americans pay nothing in income tax, clearly indicating that those who are wealthy already pay a "fair" share of revenue. The richest Americans are also known to be in control of job creating industries; taking too much from this group will yield job losses, which ends up hurting the average American.

At the first glance, the idea of "taxing the rich and giving to the poor" appears "fair". However, there are many problems with this idea. Under a capitalist system, one becomes "rich" through the process of hard work, and raising taxes on this group signals that this hard work is not being appreciated. In addition, the demonized top 1% of Americans pay 22% of all revenue,<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2011/0415/Taxes-and-the-rich-How-much-do-they-pay-now Taxes and the rich: How much do they pay now?], [[Christian Science Monitor]]</ref> while the bottom 50% of Americans pay nothing in income tax, clearly indicating that those who are wealthy already pay a "fair" share of revenue. The richest Americans are also known to be in control of job creating industries; taking too much from this group will yield job losses, which ends up hurting the average American.

==References==

==References==

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==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/03/karl-marx-and-democrats-why-i-hate.html Karl Marx and the Democrats: Why I hate Class Warfare], Mike Volpe, ''The Provocateur'', March 1, 2008.

*[http://theeprovocateur.blogspot.com/2008/03/karl-marx-and-democrats-why-i-hate.html Karl Marx and the Democrats: Why I hate Class Warfare], Mike Volpe, ''The Provocateur'', March 1, 2008.