Archive for June 22, 2007

Jonathan Chait’s version of caring for the poor.

…which, I suppose, is representative of the Left as a whole.

In The Plank he writes…

But other parts of the article were more personally unflattering. For instance, Kuttner cited Rubin’s “professed concern for America’s downtrodden,” [italics mine] which strikes me as highly uncharitable.

followed by…

But I think it’s worth noting that Rubin, who is enormously rich, has staunchly favored higher tax rates on the rich for years.

I remember listening to an interview with the singer Jewel a few years ago where she professed the exact same belief; that endorsing high tax rates means you care for the poor.

Well, I have two things to say about people who believe this: you don’t care and you’re stupid.

Read the rest of this entry »

|