Granted, it’s a pathetically small subcategory of them that consists pretty much entirely of cap-gains from appreciation of art objects, antiques, and other comparable goods, but still.

Really, we shouldn’t be afraid of abolishing the preferential treatment of cap-gains under the tax code: The Left does have a point that it is distorting and does pick a particular class of winning taxpayers, while we have no great ideological dog in this fight. (As, after all, the only reason cap-gains are taxed at preferential rates is to compensate for the fact that income taxation disincentivizes investment.) Of course, we’ll never be able to get the Left to agree to the only equitable and non-destructive way to achieve their preferred policy result, as that’d mean taxing all income, regardless of source or class, at a single uniform rate. So best hunker down and bitterly oppose changing the status quo.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/60673572/boehner-07-22-2011

Seems like a very modest price to pay for real cuts. Maybe it’s just because I’m not wealthy and capital gains don’t affect me very much, but it seems to me that capital gains come from rich people shuffling money around instead of actual work being done.

with no deductions, loopholes, or subsidies. We can eliminate all these tax expenditures and greatly lower rates across the board.

if the government just taxed all income equally? Would be better than the status quo, where they pick “winners” income like capital gains to be taxed at a low rate, and sticking the rest of us with “losers” income taxed at the income tax rate.

that I donated to Saxby in a couple of congressional runs, as well as his first senate run.

Redistricting moved Saxby into my district, and my friend and congressman Jack Kingston sent me a note asking me to donate to Saxby, and that Saxby “voted just like me.” Well, Jack was wrong.

Saxby has become one of the Washington elite, who by virtue of getting voted into the Senate, is now DC Royalty.

Maybe Herman Cain will primary his butt right out of office in three years.

The 2014 Race to Replace Sen. Saxby Chambliss has unofficially begun. Should I be staying in Georgia these next three years, I’ll be encouraging better options to primary against him. I’d dare say (should he not pull off a coup) that Herman Cain could run him down in a primary.

I’m ashamed I helped campaign for Saxby in the 2008 runoff. His yard sign will find another use, I’m sure…

This post is about to drop from the front page. I just want to use it check my anchor tags.

Still I think these three should think twice about stinking around. There’s always more time with family, right? Not that they’ve done anything ethically wrong, mind you. They’ve just, you know, collaborated.

Check this poll out

Just like Obama.

He has no intention of even suggesting decreasing the federal public sector’s size. He has no intention of cutting taxes. He spoke out against “Obamacare” and then unhesitatingly held out his hand when the money from it was shoveled his way.

Anything that will put more money in Chambliss’ hands is okay with him. Like most long-standing congresspeople, he cannot lead. His power comes from other people’s money. Cut off that supply and he’s powerless.

He’s been in office too long. We need leaders, not spenders. The good citizens of Georgia need to vote him out office ASAP.

This is an example of a “company man”….someone that will make sure that he takes care of himself before he takes care of the nation or his oath to the Constitution. I know for a fact that the people of GA will vote this guy out in a heartbeat. BTW….He is against any drilling…THANK YOU SAXBY FOR THE HIGH GAS PRICES.