"He's going to tax everybody here. That's what liberals do."
And yet, when I complain about taxes, my associates just laugh and shake their heads, "Ole Radiohead doesn't like to pay taxes." smirk, smirk.
These people don't have enough money to put away for retirement, to let their wives (or themselves) stay home when they have children, or to do any one of a number of things they could do with their own money if they weren't taxed to their eyelids. But for some reason, I'm the nut case (the nutcase with a masters in tax law), who complains about the system and government programs. I'm the wrong one for not wanting socialized medicine or everyone getting a year's paid leave on the government dime if they have a kid.
I once had a co-worker tell me that taxes give her the high standard of living that she has as an American. I almost had a heart attack. Here was a young person, recently graduated from college, who had been educated to believe that taxes were responsible for her living the good life. I guess Kerry is talking to people like her.