Do the Tax Day, tea parties, and free food really call for a reform?”
It’s Tax Day, and aside from the traditional “wait in line at the post office” ritual, everyone is celebrating a bit differently. Conservatives across the land are organizing “tea parties,” which, depending on whom you ask, are either inspirational displays of grassroots activism, or AstroTurf. President Obama will give a speech later this morning on “restoring fairness to the tax code,” while other folks will take the opportunity to get free or discounted ice cream, cinnamon rolls and Chinese food. Ari Fleischer is marking the day by writing that the current tax code is an “inverted pyramid scheme” and comparing it unfavorably to Bernard Madoff’s scams. His complaint — that millions of Americans at the low end of the pay scale pay little to no income tax. But a new survey out from Gallup shows that 41 percent of respondents believe lower-income people are paying their “fair share” of taxes, while 39 percent say they’re paying “too much.” That leaves only 16 percent in the Fleischer c
On Tax Day, Tea Parties, Free Food and Calls for Reform It’s Tax Day, and aside from the traditional “wait in line at the post office” ritual, everyone is celebrating a bit differently. Conservatives across the land are organizing “tea parties,” which, depending on whom you ask, are either inspirational displays of grassroots activism, or AstroTurf. President Obama will give a speech later this morning on “restoring fairness to the tax code,” while other folks will take the opportunity to get free or discounted ice cream, cinnamon rolls and Chinese food. Ari Fleischer is marking the day by writing that the current tax code is an “inverted pyramid scheme” and comparing it unfavorably to Bernard Madoff’s scams. His complaint — that millions of Americans at the low end of the pay scale pay little to no income tax. But a new survey out from Gallup shows that 41 percent of respondents believe lower-income people are paying their “fair share” of taxes, while 39 percent say they’re paying “t
On Tax Day, conservatives are organizing ‘tea parties’, which, depending on whom you ask, either inspirational displays or grassroots activism. Obama hopes to make a speech on ‘restoring fairness in the tax code’, while a number of restaurants are offering free or discounted food. At this point, a true reform is very due.
