[BobbyT]

As someone living in Crook County (Chicago area) with Daley’s 10.25% sales tax, I’ve lost the ability to detect satire in articles like this.

[dforest]

What is the sales tax in Kalifornia? After the hike, that is?

[TexanToTheCore]

Is this satire? I can’t really tell. Jesse Action Jackson floated soemwhat the same proposal about 20 years ago.

I can’t tell anymore whether an article is satire.

[C19fan]

Don’t give the D’s ideas Mr. Semmens. I believe Germany actually has a tax on one’s financial assets whether you made money or not on your portfolio. Steffi Graf and/or her dad got into trouble with German tax law for not paying this “wealth tax”.
Also, I believe some leftie like Jesse Jackson proposed the gov’t take a percentage of 401k and IRS and use it for “urban development investments” or something of that ilk.

[Flycatcher]

The Democratic leadership is looking at a plan that would transfer “excess balances” from “idle accounts” to the state treasury.

Great satire yet again, John. But please, don't give the Dems any ideas...

[Vision]

“I’m glad the governor has come around to saying publicly what we’ve known all along--that people aren’t doing enough to support us here at the state,” Perata said

[DallasBiff]

Hey Arnold stop being a girly man, and stop listening to your tax loving Kennedy family wife.

[Drango]

It looks like they are going to torture the golden goose before they kill it.

[SkyDancer]

“Collective need should take priority over private greed.”

Didn’t Hillary same something to the same effect but in different terms - like it’s the need of many over the wants of the few? Pure out and out communism or socialism at it’s worst.

Here in WA the sales tax (depending on county) is around 8.7%. But then, we have no income tax - yet -