Hypocrite Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): Hedging His Bet On Taxes

Liberal Senator Chuck Schumer Defended Preferential Tax Rates For Hedge-Fund Gazillionaires” But Now Attempts To Stir Up Political Class Warfare

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): “It Seems To Me The Thing They Hold Out For Is Tax Cuts For The Millionaires.” (Sen. Schumer, Floor Remarks, 12/3/10)

“One Of The Few Members Of Congress That Has Consistently Supported The Hedge Fund Industry”
SCHUMER FUNDRAISER INVITATION: Sen. Schumer is “One Of The Few Members Of Congress That Has Consistently Supported The Hedge Fund Industry.” (“Goldman Suit Figure Touted, Fundraised For Ally Schumer,” Politico, 4/16/10)

NEW YORK MAGAZINE: “Fellow Senator (And Regular Guy) Chuck Schumer Took A Stand Against Raising Taxes On Hedge-Fund Billionaires.” (“Flip-Flop Weather,” New York Magazine, 8/13/07)

THE WASHINGTON POST: “By Late July, Schumer Was Off The Fence -- And On The Side Of The Hedge Funds And Private-Equity Firms In Opposing The Democratic Legislation.” (“Democrats Split Over Bill Affecting Backers,” The Washington Post, 11/7/07)

THE WASHINGTON POST’s Al Kamen: “Sen. Charles ‘Hedgeman’ Schumer (D-N.Y.) -- The Liberal Senator Who Defended Preferential Tax Rates For Hedge-Fund Gazillionaires.” “Cyndi Bauerly, legislative director for Sen. Charles "Hedgeman" Schumer (D-N.Y.) -- the liberal senator who defended preferential tax rates for hedge-fund gazillionaires -- is said to be the pick to be nominated for a Democratic seat on the dentally challenged Federal Election Commission.” (“Campaigning By The Book,” The Washington Post, 8/10/07)

Hypocrite Defined: Sen. Chuck Schumer

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