Saturday, December 8, 2012

The Confessions of a Confused Misfit

Hey, here's a good question: can an Egyptian in this country claim "African-American" status to get benefits? If not, why not?
Mr. Hanson ponders this along with other demographic conundrums, such as "the rich", taxes, and race in this column:
Victor Davis Hanson
But what we cannot stomach is all the sermonizing about “fair share” and “play by the rules” and “the one percent” from those who seek to be exempt from their own rhetoric. Can’t Warren Buffett keep quiet and just leave his $50 billion to his heirs — and let the wonderful federal government do what it must with a $30 billion estate tax on his earnings? Can Bill Gates’ people really manage the Buffett $50 billion better than HUD or HHS? And if so, why a HUD or HHS? His estate will dodge more tax liabilities than what millions of his proverbial overtaxed secretaries pay. Why isn’t George Soros one of the despised money speculators of the sort that Occupy Wall Street was enraged about? Isn’t trying to break the Bank of England a bit too much money-grubbing? So weird what constitutes good and bad riches!
Political Cartoons by Michael Ramirez

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