You call that a death threat? You should see the death threats I get.
“I wish that I could tie you down and pour birdseed on your face so that the crows would come and peck your head off!”
I have a pretty standard reply....
“Dear Mom; thank-you for your letter. No, I will not buy any of your Mary Kay products.”
I propose a 12-percent national sales tax on all purchases of political campaign material. media ad buys, and room/hall rentals, to be collected by, and not limited to, newspapers, magazines, radio and TV stations, printers, button-makers, sign makers, hat makers, sound-truck rentals, bus rentals, limo rentals, airlines, and hotels.
Individual candidates may file for refunds on such sales tax at the rate of one dollar for each eligible voter in the voting district of the office for which the candidate is running. Such a refund shall not exceed 12 percent of the total cost of buying campaign products/service.
Organizations campaigning for specific ballot measures may also apply for the refund at the same rate based on the voter population affected by the measures. Again, such a refund shall not exceed 12 percent of the total cost of buying campaign products/service.
PACs, political parties, and contributors that are not candidates in the district where spending is done are not eligible for this refund, at any level.
(I'm not married to the tax rate or to the one-dollar reimbursement, we can negotiate reasonable per-voter costs to run a campaign.)
Democrats should love this idea: has there ever been a tax they don't like?
I wonder if the law would apply to Tom Steyer or Bill Gates or Tim Cook or Warren Buffet or any other mega-billionaire/millionaire that donates to the Democrats?
Great piece by Stossel. The hypocrisy of the left and the ignorance of the American people is truly stunning in this age of information.
End all corporate subsidies.