Does this platform committee thing seem fishy to you? Part 2 (HRC GP)

[DemonGoddess]

25. scare tactic from one side, and unrealistic expectations from the other

You have BOTH sides who are spouting the all at once thing, doing it for two purposes. On the side against, doing it all at once would be harmful, which is TRUE. The against side isn't looking at the fact that it's being done in STEPS, not all at once. So, they use fear mongering as a tactic to get their point across, instead of actual facts of how the incremental increases are working.

The for side isn't looking at the necessity of doing this in steps, particularly in areas with economies which will NOT support an increase of this size, all at once. Instead, there is a distinct "feel" of we need it all at once, EVEN IN AREAS which cannot support it all at once, as a form of punishment and resentment against big business. What they don't take into account, is in these areas, the SMALL businesses are what will be affected negatively with this kind of a jump all at once. So, in the interest of punishing the "big guy", the end result would be punishing the LITTLE guy. But that never gets mentioned either.