Simple Simon the republican

Every now and again there comes an op-ed that is so poorly written that if defies belief.  Christ, the idiot who wrote it even claims to have gone to law school--guess who I won't be hiring if I ever need a lawyer?

So old Nolan got the week off and we get this tripe--too nice of a word, no it should be shit, from Michael Barone.  In it he claims that he debunks the "Tax the Rich" rhetoric which is sweeping America (except in statehouses and D.C.).  Except, uh, his argument isn't really an argument.  He basically makes a bunch of statements and says, "gee shucks, I learned this from some beloved law prof and isn't it just awful they want to tax the rich?"  In a word or two:  fuck no it isn't.  In fact, unlike Mr. Barone (to steal a phrase from Gertrude Stein, there's no there, there--by which I mean brains) we actually have facts on our side--as Kos notes, there is no empirical evidence (note to dim-witted republicans:  because Rush Limbaugh said so is not fucking empirical evidence) that tax cuts for the wealthy create jobs.  Also important to note:  the Bush the lesser tax cuts for the wealthy (as well as the effects of globalization) resulted in a 5% decrease in median household income between 1999 and 2009, and a whopping 3 million jobs.  The Clinton tax increases, on the other hand, resulted in 22 million jobs.

You do the math.

Peace,
emaycee