Tax Talk

The Post has an editorial this morning decrying the rhetoric on taxation in the election, and it is clearly part of their effort to justify their endorsement of Senator Obama.

When Senator McCain talks about people not paying taxes, he is very specific about "income taxes". Everyone knows that even those not subject to Income taxes pay payroll taxes. But let's not forget, payroll taxes are SPECIFICALLY designed to provide income to these self-same non-income tax payers later in their lives.

Where Senator Obama's plan leaves me cold is that it will actually INCREASE the number of people paying ZERO income tax by 10 Million (according to Heritage), and for those already paying NO income tax, it will INCREASE the direct handout they receive.

I might be willing to entertain Obama's tax raise "on the rich" or something like it, if included a provision that extended the income tax to every single worker....that is, no matter how much you make, some part of your income goes to fund the operations of the United States of America. One of two percent maybe. But something.