Many of you are well enough off that: the tax cuts may have helped you: We're saying that for America to get back on track, we're probably going to cut that short and not give it to you. We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Clinton argues that tax cuts benefiting the wealthy may need to be reversed for the common good.
- In plain terms
- We might take back tax cuts from those who can afford them to help everyone.
- What can you take from it?
- Public policy may require sacrificing individual gains for collective benefit.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What defines the common good?
- Who decides when to reverse benefits?
Another view
It assumes the speaker has the authority to take things away from voters.
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