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February 2009

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What’s Good For Thee…

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Representative John Carter proposes to equalize the law for elected officials and the rest of us.  That’s right, what’s good for the tax-cheating liberal goose should be good for the gander.  Or something.

H.R. 735: Rangel Rule Act of 2009

‘Any individual who is a citizen of the United States and who writes ‘Rangel Rule’ on the top of the first page of the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for any taxable year shall be exempt from any requirement to pay interest, and from any penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount, with respect to such return.’.

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December 2008

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No Good As A Columnist

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I recently sent the following letter to the New York Times:

To the Editor:

Timothy Egan accurately titled his recent gutter column (“Typing Without a Clue,” Dec. 7). Although meant as a reference to Joe the Plumber, it more aptly describes Egan’s elitist screed.

Egan childishly hurls ad hominems at Joe, calling him “no good as a citizen” for owing a small amount in taxes. I challenge Egan to find anyone who can understand, and follow, our entire 70,000 page tax code. Is he prepared to hold Charlie Rangel’s far more serious transgressions to the same standard, or is his ire reserved for uppity peasants? He also makes the sophomoric argument that Joe is “no good as a plumber” because Tim the Snob isn’t satisfied with his government certification. By this standard – or any other for that matter – Egan is no good as a columnist.

Sincerely,

Brian Garst