The Wall Street Journal had an article providing a fairly thorough breakdown of the new tax policies that will now be in effect due to the “fiscal cliff” agreement reached by congress. The article itself wasn’t too bad, really. In fact, it was mostly an objective piece. However, it did include one little thing that I thought was worth highlighting, and that was the comic that accompanied the article [above].
Yes, in that comic, every single one of those families makes a six figure income, the lowest being $180 thousand, and yet because of the new tax hikes imposed by Obama, they all appear as though he ran over the family dog.
Yes, the terribly, terribly well-off will have to struggle to make ends meet, living a blue diamonds lifestyle on a yellow diamonds budget. Look at how sad those children are, knowing that their parents will only be able to afford to take them on one trip to Bermuda this year. Does your heart not break? Are you made of stone? Good God, what is wrong with you?
You might think this was the silliest use of children you’d see today, but you’d be wrong. The wingnut Jawa Report looked at President Obama signing executive orders reducing gun violence and decided it was the worst thing ever. You know who else liked kids? HITLER, THAT’S WHO!!
Thank goodness we have the wingnut media to put these sort of things into perspective. Otherwise, I’d never know that the children of millionaires were living under overpasses or that governing for the benefit of children makes you Hitler.
