> On Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 7:45 AM, Max B. Sawicky <sawicky at verizon.net> wrote:
>
>> But he does represent something bigger, in the sense of workers who would
>> like
>> to work for themselves, look wistfully at a dimly understood opportunity,
>> and
>> out of misinformation worry that the tax system will deny them.
>
> Yes. Listening to an interview on the radio yesterday, it was clear
> that it wasn't his current situation he was concerned about, but that
> he was worried about the tax implications to that which he aspired to.
Yes, he probably worries and rails about the "death tax" too -- something he's in no danger of ever being subjected to.
> A handy illustration of the dominant mindset.
That's the genius of Limbaugh & Co. -- they really have got people to feel oppressed by things that will never affect them.
-j