tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post6034551375892210625..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: Time Out for Comic ReliefROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-14020018675657829402013-10-25T11:50:13.732-04:002013-10-25T11:50:13.732-04:00Good morning Mr. Stein. Here are a few quick thou...Good morning Mr. Stein. Here are a few quick thoughts:<br /><br />#1 – Although there is no empirical evidence to support the Supply-Side hypothesis, the only known person in human history to benefit is Sarah Palin who spent half her adult life trickling down on pregnancy test strips;<br /><br />#2 – One benefit of increasing the top income tax rate is to shift the cost burdens of civilization from the under-towed middle class to the white caps at the top of their wave;<br /><br />#3 - New algae blooms in the Federal treasury will help balance the books and fund new reef building projects;<br /><br />#4 – The key to changing tax policy is political will (where appearances matter more than content). <br /><br />Now pay attention to your intrepid cephalopod because humanoids need a hammed up clam to help you frame this porpoise for public consumption: Offer a turn-back-the-clock approach, where you simply reset the tax tables to a point in history yielding improved economic performance. Actual numbers don’t matter – whether the top tax rate is 39%, 50%, 80% or Avogadro’s Number.<br /><br />Offer a choice of packages, each wrapped in ribbons and bows with a cheerful gift card inside: The Clinton package, the Reagan package, The Kennedy package, the Truman Package. All solid and revered former Leviathans of history, no one will accuse you of being a “Marxist-commie-collectivist-Jihadi-Barracuda” for raising taxes on sharks. See my point?<br /><br />Conservatives and liberals alike are more likely to choose the Reagan package as the “easier sell.” The way I see it, Reagan was a former Democrat. He didn’t leave the party; the party left him. Since all ocean currents now flow in reverse, mainstream Republicans are leaving the GOP. Thus, it makes sense for disgruntled citizens of all stars and stripes to meet in Middle Earth and take the Reagan package. Actual marginal tax rates are immaterial; what matters more is appearance. After all, if Reagan did it, it can’t be all bad.(O)CT(O)PUShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07589336822561030860noreply@blogger.com