The Democrats in Congress are preparing for their 2010 swansong. When Nancy Pelosi is your leader I guess it’s not surprising that the party could be out of touch with reality. Now we’re going to tax the dead permanently.
“In America, it’s not a sin to be rich nor is it a crime to die rich,” said Rep. Jared Polis, D-Colo. “This bill gives our nation’s wealthiest families the ability to know exactly what their obligation to the nation that fostered their wealth will be, and it is fair and it is just.”
However, according to the federal government it is a crime to die rich and give the money to whoever you want. The “Obligation to the Nation that Fostered Your Wealth Tax” only costs the dead 45 percent of their estate. Now you may ask “why should we care about a tax that only effects one percent of the population?” Why does the Congress care? This tax isn’t going to reduce the deficit. It’s just another stupid law passed by stupid lawmakers.
You have to give it to the Democrats though. Not only do the dead vote for democrats (Tom Harkin), they pay taxes as well.
I caught this earlier today. Jim Geraghty over at The Campaign Spot points out the absurdity of New York magazine’s latest cover piece. In the article the New York magazine says “Obama’s was not a candidacy, to put it mildly, in which substance played a starring role.” Oh really? Shouldn’t this be a point of shame? We are living through a substance free administration. Geraghty goes on…
I like John Heilemann, his articles and perspective are always interesting, but if you’re going to say something like that, you probably ought to acknowledge whether you’re just noticing this now, or whether you noticed it then and just ignored it because you liked the candidate so much
I don’t think Heilemann will tell us when he figured this out.
This is kind of off topic, but I used to write more about music. Here is something I’ve been enjoying the past couple of days. “Cousins” is the new single by Vampire Weekend. Their new album Contra comes out next month. I’m really looking forward it.
It’s that time of year again. Time’s Person of the Year will be named in a couple of weeks. After the magazine’s fanatical devotion to Barack Obama it will not be surprising if he’s chosen; however, the President hasn’t been the story this year (unless you’re a “cult of personality” progressive). The economy has been the major issue for Americans, but there’s no single person out in front of the issue. Ben Bernanke and Tim Geithner aren’t exactly Alexander Hamilton and Andrew W. Mellon. Obama certainly hasn’t been in front on the economy. Looking back at the year the Iranian protests were a huge event. It won’t be surprising if Time picks the “Iranian Protesters.” However, I believe it should be Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
President Ahmadinejad won no matter how the votes were counted (one man’s Revolutionary Guard is another man’s ACORN). No nation stood up to Iran when the state was bludgeoning its people out in the street. The new American president didn’t have anything to offer. As Obama gave soaring speeches about opening his hand Iran kept moving right along with its nuclear program. Iran represents a real problem and the world community has no idea what to do with Ahmadinejad. That’s why Ahmadinejad is the person of the year. In a world full of “talk” Ahmadinejad is taking action.
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