Example of Leftist Math

Here is a quote from an AP article written by David Klepper and Susan Haigh regarding the possibility of states imposing new and oppressive taxes on boats and boating related issues:

"We understand the concerns of the boat and marina owners, but this budget was based on a balanced approach of 'shared sacrifice' and boat owners should be part of the solution, too," said Gian-Carl Casa, Malloy's undersecretary for legislative affairs. "Connecticut needs to get back on sound financial footing."

What this lunatic Gian-Carl Casa doesn't realize is that these "boat owners" are also "tax payers". They own houses, and cars, and pay property taxes and sales taxes and income taxes just like the next guy. They are not somehow skirting by without paying any taxes. They already ARE sacrificing, just like the rest of us. They are in fact sacrificing more, contributing to the economy through the purchase of fuel, accessories, repairs, marina fees, etc. They are fortunate or smart enough to have been able to afford to buy a boat (like some people buy TVs, or vacations, or game consoles, or books, or shoes) and what you are talking about is DOUBLE taxing them. You are taxing them on all the other things, and now taxing them AGAIN because you have arbitrarily decided that the boat should now be a means to extend your vision of "shared sacrifice".

How about this...let's tax ALL POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENTS AND CAMPAIGN EXPENSES. Let's tax them at 50%. Because after all, isn't it a LUXURY to have the money to blow on a political campaign? Some people are sick or hungry, and we have people like President Obama blowing HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS on political campaigns. Don't believe me? According to opensecrets.org, President Obama spent about $750 MILLION in his campaign for President. That's THREE QUARTERS OF A BILLION DOLLARS. This is sickening. Please stop punishing the little guy, and start going after the source of the problem, the bloated political class that trades huge amounts of gold for huge amounts of power, and in return punishes the average American citizen for the privilege.