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--- On Fri, 10/17/08, joseph noonan <joseph at noonan.ws> wrote:
From: joseph noonan <joseph at noonan.ws> Subject: Re: [lbo-talk] Joe the Plumber, $250k+ business owner, as average American? To: lbo-talk at lbo-talk.org Date: Friday, October 17, 2008, 9:05 AM
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008, Andy wrote:
> 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
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