Roger Ebert, commenting on that Vanity Fair article that so upset the Wonkette Community, says this: "Wanton consumption is glorified. Corruption is rewarded. Ordinary people see their real income dropping, their houses sold out from under them, their pensions plundered, their unions legislated against, their health care still under attack .... Yet the most visible plutocrat in America is Donald Trump, a man who has made a fetish of his power." Not just
Ken in Disneyland? The mind boggles. I picture spectacular harangues about income inequality and corporate malfeasance in front of the "It's a Small World" gift shop. "Mommy, why is the mountain man with the beard calling America a lie and agitating for an immediate proletarian revolution? And why is Goofy beating him with a truncheon?"
I think it would be a lot better if we just drew straws instead of having elections. The need for campaign money and lobbyists would disappear. Although any one wanting to start a war would have to livr in that country first for 3 months. You could only serve one term, you'd have to answer your own phone, type your own email, and find your own hookers.
I just received a very similar retelling of these same causes from my Beck watchin' Rush listenin' Mom, who also just happens to live in AZ now. Though she holds back on the Near terms when talking to me, thankfully.
<i>As the CBO has documented, what we&rsquo;ve seen over the past 30 years is a dramatic shift of income toward the top, with the richest Americans sharply increasing their share of pre-tax income. It&rsquo;s highly likely that government policies, from financial deregulation to union-busting, have played an important role in that growing income concentration. At the same time, tax rates on top income have fallen, and by more than tax rates on lower incomes. But the rise in the top share has been so great that high-income Americans pay a larger share of total taxes than they used to despite tax policy that favors their interests. And the new cry from the hired hands of the rich is that it&rsquo;s unfair that the wealthy should pay such a large share of taxes.</i>
Imagine stumbling around amidst 7-foot-tall mice, ducks, and chipmunks while on acid. (*Shudders*) Or contemplating Orange County GOP politics. (*Runs screaming into the night.*)
I think it&#039;s further gone than we know.
Ken in Disneyland? The mind boggles. I picture spectacular harangues about income inequality and corporate malfeasance in front of the &quot;It&#039;s a Small World&quot; gift shop. &quot;Mommy, why is the mountain man with the beard calling America a lie and agitating for an immediate proletarian revolution? And why is Goofy beating him with a truncheon?&quot;
Where&#039;s the picture of the kitten? I thought there would be a picture of a kitten. Want kitten!
&quot;That&#039;s not a truncheon, dear. Don&#039;t stare.&quot;
If you&#039;re fired, my work here is done.
Ha!
No...no kitten?
I think it would be a lot better if we just drew straws instead of having elections. The need for campaign money and lobbyists would disappear. Although any one wanting to start a war would have to livr in that country first for 3 months. You could only serve one term, you&#039;d have to answer your own phone, type your own email, and find your own hookers.
well there is harper and his win hovering like a bagger over canada&#039;s future. you may want to consider that.
and this brand of conservative always seems to overreach...
i would not care about this if i had any money. or a job.
oh hey! that reminds me! where are the jobs mitch? eric? john? rand? ron??
(crickets...)
I just received a very similar retelling of these same causes from my Beck watchin&#039; Rush listenin&#039; Mom, who also just happens to live in AZ now. Though she holds back on the Near terms when talking to me, thankfully.
Must be true then!
Wait. You&#039;ll need a fez. Fezes are cool.
Krugman had a great post the other day about wealth distribution: <a href="http://krugman.blogs.nytime..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/07/feder...">http://krugman.blogs.nytime...
<i>As the CBO has documented, what we&rsquo;ve seen over the past 30 years is a dramatic shift of income toward the top, with the richest Americans sharply increasing their share of pre-tax income. It&rsquo;s highly likely that government policies, from financial deregulation to union-busting, have played an important role in that growing income concentration. At the same time, tax rates on top income have fallen, and by more than tax rates on lower incomes. But the rise in the top share has been so great that high-income Americans pay a larger share of total taxes than they used to despite tax policy that favors their interests. And the new cry from the hired hands of the rich is that it&rsquo;s unfair that the wealthy should pay such a large share of taxes.</i>
Imagine stumbling around amidst 7-foot-tall mice, ducks, and chipmunks while on acid. (*Shudders*) Or contemplating Orange County GOP politics. (*Runs screaming into the night.*)
Um... don&#039;t look now, but guess which party now has a majority in Canada? (Just in time to ruin my plans to emigrate, eh?)
Downfistie McTrucknutz is up and about, trying to gobble your p-ness. Fixed. But he&#039;s probably hungry for more.