To the Editor:

The difference between Democrats and Republicans has never been more clear. Republicans are for the wealthy and Democrats are for the poor and middle class. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer because the GOP refuses to end the Bush tax cuts and support President Barack Obama in making the wealthy pay their fair share.

Since the 1950s, the tax rate for the wealthy has gone from 90 percent to 35 percent under former President George W. Bush. Since 1978, the average CEO pay has gone up 725 percent while the average worker, 5.6 percent.