If we’re going to try out Sherrod Brown’s solution to America’s $1.62 trillion 2011 budget deficit, we’ve got to soak the right rich people! I’ve tried these past seven weeks to target the worst corporations first, but I overlooked one of the evilest businesses of all…
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In Support of Tom Friedman
Fair readers, mark your calendars: this is the day I prove what a warm, fuzzy moderate I am. This is the day I agree with Thomas Friedman.
Soak the Rich, Week 7
Because seven is such a lucky number, many of you are thinking the seventh week of Soak the Rich is the one where we fill in the 2011 U.S. budget deficit – a $1.62 trillion gap – by cranking up taxes on big corporations. Many of you are 5.215% correct.
Soak the Rich: Caterpillar
A company that builds things which build other things while consuming fossil fuels? Caterpillar, prepare to be soaked!
Soak the Rich: McDonald’s
Last week alone we made evil bank JP Morgan Chase and evil non-union retailer Wal-Mart pay their fair share, and there are plenty of other corporations Sherrod Brown would love to teach a lesson in the 488 that remain. Next up, the company responsible for rampant obesity and half of May’s new jobs!
Soak the Rich, Week 6
After six weeks testing Sherrod Brown’s trademark fiscal policy – don’t cut spending, soak The Rich! – we’ve punished a dozen dirty, profitable American employers. Assuming zero negative outcomes, Sherrod’s strategy is starting to have a worthwhile impact on this year’s $1.62 trillion U.S. budget deficit.
Soak the Rich: Wal-Mart
Since we’ve made evil bank JP Morgan Chase and the S&P 500′s top 10 companies pay their fair share, there are 489 greedy, successful corporations left for Sherrod Brown to soak. Who should be the next brick in our path to a balanced federal budget?
Soak the Rich: JP Morgan Chase
Fear not: this punitive tax policy won’t affect individuals’ or businesses’ borrowing power or expenses with all-knowing Progressives guiding the banking industry.
Soak the Rich, Week 5
After five weeks testing Sherrod Brown’s bold new fiscal policy – why cut spending when you can soak The Rich? – we haven’t made much of a dent in this year’s estimated $1.62 trillion U.S. budget deficit.
Soak the Rich: Pfizer
No worries: with Sherrod Brown and Barack Obama in charge of the health insurance industry, hiking Pfizer’s taxes won’t affect the cost of prescription drugs or the rate of medical research.