It’s like deja vu all over again! -Yogi
“Anyone may arrange his affairs so that his taxes shall be as low as
possible; he is not bound to choose that pattern which best pays the
treasury. There is not even a patriotic duty to increase one’s taxes.
Over and over again the Courts have said that there is nothing sinister
in so arranging affairs as to keep taxes as low as possible. Everyone
does it, rich and poor alike and all do right, for nobody owes any
public duty to pay more than the law demands.”
Quote by: Judge Learned Hand
(1872-1961), Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals
Source: in the case of Gregory v. Helvering 69 F.2d 809, 810 (2d Cir. 1934), aff’d, 293 U.S. 465, 55 S.Ct. 266, 79 L.Ed. 596 (1935
Moore’s point here is that the rich libs like Buffet claim that paying more taxes is patriotic yet they themselves hide under every loophole.
How about if a Republican like Pat Robertson took his daughter to an abortion clinic while calling for it to be outlawed? Would Hayes make the same arguments in his favor?