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Rhetorical Analysis Of Progressive Taxes By David Brooks

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David Brooks, a personal opinion columnist, proposes his view toward progressive taxes. In his interest, he provides this allusion to a most prominent statue outside the Federal Trade Commission. Brooks metaphorically compares the stone horse to capitalism, while the man atop the animal, the government, is reigning in the power. In providing imagery toward the modern economic situations, Brooks encapsulates the interactions among the different social classes and the government. Brooks calls to action the current issues by including not one specific class, but the American citizens as a whole. In referencing the congressional Progressive Caucus, he provides the democratic stance on taxing. Democrats sought to increase government spending …show more content…

Brook’s stresses some extremely accurate arguments, but most of his opinions I disagree with. When Brooks writes about the progressive switch toward the wrong side, I fear he is misunderstood. The indication for a country to advance requires that the country change and parallel the economic, political, and social transformations. In other ways, change is good and as a nation, we cannot repeat history. This is where Brooks is wrong. He puts a negative tone on the progression of America because of the economic downturn. If you analyze the business and economic cycles, from when our country was founded to present, you can see that we have experienced awful depressions, but also really great periods of triumph. I believe Brooks is also biased on blaming the Democrats for the failure of economic prosperity. In order to bring a call to order, you must not blame one party, but offer a proposal to resolve the issue. Brooks provides great explanations for his opinions, but opens his article by slamming the Democratic Party to their feet. His article is directly placing Brooks on the opposing side of those who support progressive taxing. In my view, I believe progressive taxing is the best option to balance the economy, help the lower classes (those with horrible financial issues) and allow the upper classes to participate more in the economy we are experiencing. I believe that because the wealthiest of classes are making over one hundred times the incomes of the poor, they should have to pay higher taxes. Why should the poor and rich have to pay the same amount of taxes if they make extremely different incomes? Brooks focuses on the social and migration problems of progressive taxing and doesn’t apply his thought to the economic issues, as he

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