💬 Opinion May 15, 2026 · Billy Binion

These Politicians Want To Tax the Rich. But Why Do They Seem To Despise Them?

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These Politicians Want To Tax the Rich. But Why Do They Seem To Despise Them?
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Our politics have been analogized to Veep. A more apt comparison some days is that we are living in a cartoon. Every good cartoon needs a supervillain or three. Our supervillains created millions of jobs, made goods cheaper and far easier to obtain, and revolutionized access to information, among other terrible, terrible things. 
I am referring to billionaires. Reasonable people will debate, and disagree on, the best way to sketch out the tax code. Protestations to "tax the rich" have long been

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