On taxation
From The Wall Street Journal:
“House Democrats spelled out their proposed tax increases on Monday, pushing higher rates on corporations, investors and high-income business owners as they try to piece together enough votes for legislation to expand the social safety net and combat climate change.”
My personal experience recently with the I.R.S. is that they really went after me when I had been unemployed a few years and had no income. Very nice. They charged me for past-due payment. They didn’t really bother me when I was gett[ng a decent income. My Dad says I was a “sitting duck” for them.
There was a saying from a federal government official that “weakness is provocative.” There is another saying that “only the strong survive.” Maybe true but also rather sad.