So now the inheritance tax "is the most intelligent tax ever devised."
Why? Because it doesn't tax labor or investment. It encourages each generation to build new wealth. And it accepts the idea that the very wealthy owe something back -- not just to society, but to government itself.
What are these words emerging from terrier hindquarters? It DOES tax labor and investment. It does NOTHING to encourage each generation to build new wealth. The wealthy DO NOT OWE ANYTHING back to society, and they owe considerably less back to government.
This article is written with a very hateful, condescending tone; perhaps in an effort to intimidate the reader into believing the lies it puts forth. There are no logical arguments presented, just an undisguised hatred of those who have managed to provide for themselves.
The links below provide some background on the pastries discussed yesterday. I have never had occasion to purchase one from these purveyors, so this is in no way to be considered an endorsement of such. I've traditionally found the Paul's of Picayune variety to be quite tasty, and I believe the ones from Electric Maid in Biloxi are pretty good as well.
Thursday, January 16, 2003 Austintatious Incivility
Most of the time I consider Austin to be a really cool place. Sure, there are the hippies that would destroy the American dream and the American continent if they could get their way. But fortunately, most of these are content to sit around smoking weed and bitching about how they can't get their way, can't do anything, and how if they could , then it wouldn't make a damn difference anyway. And the practice of giving any street longer than a driveway a minimum of two names makes for confusion in navigating at first, then difficulty in giving non-Austinites directions later. But all in all, it's a fine, fine place most of the time, and doesn't lack much. But from January 6 until Easter, Austin is not a good place to be if you want to get your hands on a king cake. Sure, La Madeleine might have one, but, let's be honest, it's got to suck. And then there's the option of getting one custom-made at high cost by someone who is as likely to whip up a lemon sheet cake decorated with an Elvis Presley likeness as make a decent king cake. But that's beside the point. King cake is hardly worth going out of your way for, but it's still enjoyable to have available nonetheless. It lends itself well to being picked up at the local gas station (or deli/grocery) on the way home from work or some equally casual, nonchalant manner of procurement. Another year of being deprived of the opportunity to choke on a plastic toy baby...
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