Thou Shalt Tax Every Sin

July 25th, 2007 2:00 PM
Thou Shalt Tax Every Sin

The media love to tell people what not to do: smoke, eat, emit carbon dioxide, etc. So, journalistic support for taxing those sins is rarely a surprise. As Congress prepares for a vote, the media are promoting an expansion of taxpayer-funded health insurance to be paid for with huge tax increases on cigarettes and cigars. Thats the real sin.

Super Rich: The New Code for Media Disapproval
Journalists think the very wealthy are anything but super. The media use the term as one weapon in class warfare.

G: CNBC survey: Experts see strong stock market rally continuing
B: Cereal character assassination isnt enough for ABC, CBS
U: Newsweek jealously slams private-equity 'superrich.'
Cereal Murders Not Enough for ABC, CBS

Dows Flirt with 14,000 Barely Noticed by Media

Newsweek Slams Private-Equity Billionaires the New Masters of the Universe

Good Morning America Attacks the Man with Everything



 

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