When we say “too big to fail“, that’s not what we mean exactly.
The rightwing lie machine is running full speed on the tax angle, and since they seemed to have the talking points already in line that might explain why Roberts went that way. There was no question that the Commerce Clause argument was sufficient, the Righties on the bench have had no problem using it to justify their rulings in the past. Rush is spouting the talking point that it‘s the “biggest tax increase in history”.
This new tax is not even close to the tax increases Reagan pushed through, but those were only on the middle class. This tax increase is 3 points on capital gains over 250,000, that would be a tax on the very, very rich. Capital gains currently tops out at 15% and is even less with the loopholes. Romney paid just 14% on the only tax return he’s deigned to show us.
This Obamacare tax will add $30,000 for each of Romney’s $22 million of income or a cool $660,000 in additional taxes. The talking point is that this will be a Federal Sales Tax on selling your house. Yes, if you make more than $250,000 profit on the sale, and don’t offset it with the purchase of a new house. After the Bush crash it will be long time before any houses break even, let alone show a capital gain.
On Monday, August 6, 1945, after six months of intense firebombing of 67 other Japanese cities,...
In its 38 years of existence, the USA TODAY Editorial Board has never endorsed a candidate for president....
