So Where in the Justice Part of the Tax Code Do We Find Cheating?

I bet you thought that the object of taxes was to fund government or perhaps to inhibit or encourage certain activities by making them more or less financially lucrative.

That’s the old definition. Noted tax cheat Tim Geithner went to Congress today to explain the new, progressive purpose for taxes:

“This is a deep moral imperative to make our society more just. But it’s very good economic policy, too,” Geithner told the House Ways and Means Committee, emphasizing that none of the tax hikes would take effect “until we are safely into recovery” in 2011. “It will make our nation stronger and not just more just.”

I have a hard time understanding how Geithner didn’t burst into flame from the overload of hubris and hypocrisy. It takes an ego the size of our solar system to believe that anyone is capable of jiggering a few taxes to make our society more just. That ego has to encompass the Oort Cloud to have enough room in it for the belief that a man who most likely committed tax fraud and his boss who has never, ever held an executive position before January 20th are the ones who are competent to decide what constitutes “just”.

But, as this administration has proven time after time, it has more than enough egotism in it to contain any conceit.

Other Posts of Interest:

• “I Don’t Know” is No Answer.
• When I Said His Staff Was a Bunch of Stooges, Who Knew I Was Being Literal?
• Politico: Please Excuse Our Timmy from Paying Taxes. He Was Confused.

Tags: Progressives, Taxes, Timothy Geithner

Category: Progressives, The Economy and Your Money