Upon your request, I have analyzed Dee Dee Myers ‘What class warfare really looks like’. I recommend this article to be published in The Shorthorn. In Myers’ article, she discusses the arguments between Democrats and Republicans on the issue of President’s calls to eliminate tax breaks for corporate jet owners. From that issue, she points out that the tax preferences or spending priorities in the United States are favoring the wealthy which are class warfare. She analyzes and proves the fiscal challenges that Americans are facing right now. I recommend publishing this article because Myers is able to use the rhetorical appeals: logic and evidence (logos), credibility as a writer (ethos), and skills of invoking emotions (pathos) through …show more content…
To support her claim, she points out that the wealth gap is getting wider in America and the tax breaks usually help the wealthy, but not the middle class. She provides three reasons to explain why the tax breaks fail to help the middle class: “low- and middle-income earners are less likely to itemize [mortgage interest] deductions so most aren’t even eligible for the benefit” (Myers 2), “it [mortgage interest deduction] provides the biggest benefit to people who buy the most expensive homes” (Myers 2) and “people in lower brackets pay lower rates …the higher earner would get a bigger tax break” (Myers 2). By explaining why the tax breaks fail to help the middle class, it can prove that the wealthy benefit from tax breaks, so the tax deduction is favoring the …show more content…
Republicans argue eliminating tax breaks for corporate jet owners save $3 billion which is less than half of 1 percent of the current national debt. Myers admits that the policy can’t alleviate much on $14 trillion debt but she believes that it can raise public’s awareness on the fiscal challenges. It is a convincing reply because it is true that the policy can’t alleviate much on $14 trillion but can raise awareness. Furthermore, Myers disagrees with Republicans’ response in paragraph three and four, “aim is for one group of Americans to hate and despise another!” …“Unprecedented class warfare!” The president again showed “his sheer, unadulterated disgust for the wealthy, the successful and anyone who’s ever tried to do anything with their life here in America”. She points out that the Republicans know the president’s proposal strike the rich and government spending is favoring them. The response of opponents shows that they have the same point with the author that government spending is favoring them which support her