While I laud the efforts of the GOP to continue to help the working poor, they also need to point out how much was done for those working poor during the Bush years - they need to counter Obama's false claim that "the last 8 years" were somehow deplorable. It was, in fact, only the last two years - after the Dems took control and passed a minimum wage hike, which every economist worth his or her salt made clear would cause a huge loss in jobs. Guess what? They were right!