Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Red Hat painting

Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Red Hat painting
Theodore Robinson Valley of the Seine Giverny painting
Critics also say the plan is a boondoggle for the wealthy. "President Bush and Republicans in Congress have decided to sacrifice these priorities in order to give massive tax cuts to the wealthiest individuals," said House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt, D-Mo. "This bill, in short, fails the American people." According to Citizens for Tax Justice, a Washington-based group that opposes the plan, 37.6 percent of the total tax cut will go to the wealthiest 1 percent of taxpayers — those earning $373,000 a year or more. Democratic opponents of the legislation also say it is riddled with gimmicks