capital gains

Phil Ayres doesn’t see any difference between the supposed new populism of Senator Jim Webb and the old liberalism of Walter Mondale:

Today is tax day, and that means that we’re bound to be “treated” to all sorts of anti-tax libertarian blog posts today about how horrible it is that the government rapes us, steals our money at gunpoint, takes “half” our money, etc., etc., whine whine whine, bitch bitch bitch.

Alan Gable on eliminating the tax on capital gains:

This isn’t doomsday, mass hysteria stuff but double digit unemployment and inflation are very real possibilities. Educate yourself and don’t let your Congresspersons be bullied by the masses who bight on the lies

Bob Corker derides the stimulus compromise being debated in the United States Senate

Not to be misunderstood – I’m a strong believer in low taxes and creating a structure in this country that people can count on to move ahead and to make investments, but with that has to be the reality that spending has to be under control.