How The GOP Can Win The Upcoming Battle Over Income Inequality
The Republicans are far better positioned to get right and use the underlying issue — which is more one of inequity than inequality — to political advantage
Following President Obama’s lead, the Democrats are seeking to make income inequality the wedge issue of the 2014 Congressional and Senate elections. This unquestionably addresses an issue that — after forty years of middle class family wage stagnation — resonates with voters. Yet the Republicans, thanks to Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tx) and Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Tx), not the Democrats, are better positioned to take this on.