Liberal English = raising taxes on people who earn a lot of money, because it is not theirs and they are evil. Note that House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D. CA) is fond of this concept despite being rich. Why, you ask? Because Nancy Pelosi doesn't earn a lot of money. Nancy-poo takes in $193,400.00 in salary this year (funny, I believe that falls below the President's constant talking point "rich" people tax raise level of $200,000.00 per year). Estimates vary, however, on what she's worth. Once site claims $35.5 million while a 2009 article on Roll Call claimed $58 million. Her most recent disclosure report shows $48.2 million in assets and $8.1 million in liabilities. There is no estate tax (at least not until you die). So Nancy, who identifies with all the poor victims in this world, gets to be rich, but not rich, only paying taxes on items which qualify as income to the federal government. Now it's likely that some of that $48.2 million was taxable (after all, her net worth apparently grew by 62% while everyone else's was falling), but it is likely far less than what a CEO making several million yearly pays, who is likely helping to generate wealth for others by employing them and expanding the business. You see, taxing the rich doesn't apply if the rich have accumulated wealth instead of earning it on a yearly basis.
Don't get me wrong, I don't want to start taxing people's estates. I would honestly love to eliminate the income tax entirely. My point is that you have to see the hypocrisy of the liberal class-warfare mongerers. They only attack the people who are producing wealth in this country, so guys like the Rockefellers can sit pretty and "serve the public" as Congressmen and Senators. Let's propose an income tax based on yearly net worth instead of merely yearly income and watch as the color drains from the faces of the Liberal English speakers. It would be fun to try, because there is no way that one would pass. Senator John Kerry (D. MA) might just pick up his boat and move it to avoid the taxes...wait, that sounds familiar.
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