Hillary Clinton Wants to Tax the Rich — Here, There and Everywhere
Filed under: Taxes, International
“Don’t tax you. Don’t tax me. Tax that fellow behind the tree.”
You’ve got to hand it to former Louisiana Senator Russell Long. When he coined that saying, decades ago, he nailed the guiding principle of politicians in government — everywhere and everywhen. You want revenues? Fine and dandy. But if you also want to get reelected, make sure you get those revenues from somebody else.
In our current Democracy, the “somebody else” most often targeted for taxation these days is “the wealthiest…
Hillary Clinton Wants to Tax the Rich — Here, There and Everywhere originally appeared on DailyFinance.com on 2012-10-05T06:00:00Z.
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