Sunday, November 13, 2011

Area blogger takes incoming plutocratic fire

 
Original editorial. Replying editorial.

I doubt further commentary is needed.

But later correspondents added some conservative echos.


Though, come to think of it, perhaps a link to a recent New Yorker cover would be in order:


And, just to keep things light, a Roz Chast cartoon may be helpful as well:

5 comments:

Steven Stark said...

Succinct and spot on!

Yours that is....... ;)

Steven Stark said...

I would love to see our nation's infinite financial capacity put towards developing better ways to capture, store and transport the energy of the sun.

nuclear.kelly said...

Author Burkhard Braun writes: "We pay lower taxes, averaging 27 percent, than any other developed nation." Fact: Eleven major European countries have tax rates ranging from 60 percent to 80 percent...

You: 30% is lower than 80%.
Him: Not true! 30% is lower than 80%!

Um... did I miss something here?
:-P

nuclear.kelly said...

Re: Steven, I'd like to see our nation's infinite financial capital put toward anything more appropriate than vacation homes for the wealthy (the opposing op-ed being written by a real estate mogul...)!

Steven Stark said...

Too true. Perhaps another opposing author will emerge that owns a Porsche dealership.