The Other McCain

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Ezra Klein: Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 Plan Shows ‘Lack of Policy Seriousness’

On MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the Washington Post’s resident Juice Box Mafioso said he doesn’t think Herman Cain’s phenomenal surge will continue because of the Atlanta businessman’s “lack of policy seriousness.” Klein singled out Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan — 9% personal income tax, 9% national sales tax and 9% corporate tax — by saying “nobody knows […]

They Told Glenn Reynolds …

. . . that if he voted for John McCain, the Internal Revenue Service would go after the president’s political enemies — and they were right! Last night the IRS put a levy on my father’s bank account and zeroed it out. They got the money before I could pay any bills. My father is […]

We Already Know They Don’t Teach Economics at Harvard Law School

But you might think they’d require an introductory course in logic, because Dwayne Lester shows how invalid fallacies are the only arguments made in favor of Obama’s “Buffett Rule” requiring tax increases on the rich.

‘Pay Their Fair Share’

How many times did President Obama say that phrase during yesterday during his Rose Garden speech? . . . for us to solve this problem, everybody, including the wealthiest Americans and biggest corporations, have to pay their fair share. If we’re going to make spending cuts — many of which we wouldn’t make if we […]

Obama Explains That When He Says ‘Creating Jobs’ He Means ‘Raising Taxes’

That’s the upshot of the presidential speech this morning, during which Obama promised to veto any deficit-reduction legislation that does not include tax increase on the rich: “I will not support any plan that puts all the burden for closing our deficit on ordinary Americans,” he said. “And I will veto any bill that changes […]

Give An Over-Reaching Government A Sales Tax: What Could Go Wrong?

by Smitty Ace toys with the notion of a national sales tax. Let’s put it like this. Once upon a time, a certain uncle had too much crap. He had houses, boats, cars, furniture, businesses, sweethearts, the works. Managing all the crap was a significant burden, with all of the insurance, maintenance, travel time, licensing, […]

VIDEO: ‘You’re Gonna Pay’

The radical punk-rock anthem of our age: Via Powerline — anybody want to transcribe the lyrics in the comments? UPDATE: Thanks to the commenter who transcribed the first verse: Old people grumblin’ ’bout funded medications Subsidized housing in the capital of the nation 3 trillion dollar deficit on top of 15 trillion dollar debt Bullet […]

Obama Declares Moral Bankruptcy: ‘No Social Security Checks Next Month!’

A political limbo dance: How low can he go? President Obama on Tuesday said he cannot guarantee that retirees will receive their Social Security checks August 3 if Democrats and Republicans in Washington do not reach an agreement on reducing the deficit in the coming weeks. (Via Memeorandum.) Doug Powers: “Hopefully Social Security recipients are […]

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