Comments on: Videos for you http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:39:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Phin http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-63217 Phin Thu, 06 Mar 2008 16:53:31 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-63217 Antigone: Perhaps I should have clarified that I don't know any stupid people. Antigone: Perhaps I should have clarified that I don’t know any stupid people.

]]> By: Antigone http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-63144 Antigone Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:02:52 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-63144 I don't know, some of my libertarian friends argue that with a straight face. One of them seems to thing that capital gains taxes are the most "regressive" taxes because they "tax you for being good and profitable". I don’t know, some of my libertarian friends argue that with a straight face. One of them seems to thing that capital gains taxes are the most “regressive” taxes because they “tax you for being good and profitable”.

]]> By: Phin http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-62990 Phin Tue, 04 Mar 2008 01:34:14 +0000 http://punkassblog.com/2008/03/03/videos-for-you/#comment-62990 We here in "America" refer to the flat tax as the "fair tax." (Chalk one up for right-wing phrase-mongers.) So this video is initially confusing just because we understand "fair taxes" to be regressive tax-the-poor, spoil-the-rich schemes. Once that confusion is sorted, I have no problem catching the satire. We're in our second Bush recession by now, no thanks to the corporate welfare program of the last seven years or so. I don't know anyone who would attempt to argue that cutting taxes for corporations results in an increase of wealth across the board with a straight face these days. We here in “America” refer to the flat tax as the “fair tax.” (Chalk one up for right-wing phrase-mongers.) So this video is initially confusing just because we understand “fair taxes” to be regressive tax-the-poor, spoil-the-rich schemes.

Once that confusion is sorted, I have no problem catching the satire. We’re in our second Bush recession by now, no thanks to the corporate welfare program of the last seven years or so. I don’t know anyone who would attempt to argue that cutting taxes for corporations results in an increase of wealth across the board with a straight face these days.

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