Sowell is just plain old attacking socialism. He doesn't like government interference in the economy, no matter who's doing the lobbying. Believe me, this dude ain't no lib.
"Believe me, this dude ain't no lib."
No doubt. I do agree with his overall point. Mona Charen pointed out something similar in her book "Do-Gooders". If you haven't read it, check it out.
Right--- in fact, he's defending the "rich" from the "super rich" left--- socialists who would raise taxes on them while using every resource available to get out of it themselves.
Remember the sanctimonious pose Warren Buffett, Bill Gates Sr. and those other clowns adopted when they came out for the estate tax? That's the kind of thing Sowell is talking about. He's not attacking the rich, he's attacking the false notion that by robbing Peter to pay Paul, you're achieving a net good.