Like 99.9% of Americans I would rather not pay my taxes(*). However, because I am no longer a child I understand that my desire to not pay taxes is secondary to my desire to live in a world that at least ties to give everyone a fair shot at happiness, which means I will pay them so that our elected officials can try and find a way to make that happen.
Furthermore, I understand that in the current "economic climate"(**) that a lot of people are having a harder time with the aforementioned shot at happiness, and so I'm glad to hear that the aforementioned elected officials are trying to take said tax money and help them.
So when I hear someone like Bobby Jindal get up on TV looking like Jim Henson's attempt to re-create Kenneth the Page from 30 Rock, and say that what America really needs are tax cuts and not programs designed to create jobs I have to assume one of the following things
1) He thought it was CNN's Open Mic night and he's trying out some jokes that he wasn't sure would work.
2) He's just posturing to try and gain some recognition for a presidential bin in 2012. Good luck with that.
3) He knows some secret technique by which paying less income tax will help people with no income.
4) He only cares about his wealthy constituents. Where's New Orleans again?
5) He's just some crazy guy who thinks he's a governor.
* - There are some strange fetishes out there. If paying taxes is yours then god bless you.
** - I love this phrase. If I had to liken the current economy to a climate then it would be a tobacco field in North Carolina on a 100+degree day in August right after they spread manure.
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