Democrats Want to Raise Taxes on Red States

Democrats Want to Raise Taxes on Red States Scotty Starnes | August 5, 2010 at 8:21 AM | Tags: Bush tax cuts, Class Warfare, Democrats, elitists, rich, Tax Equity Act, tax red states, taxes | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-289

The same assholes who constantly whine about those evil Bush tax cuts only benefiting the rich, now want to protect the rich living in Blue states. Dems now want to raise taxes on Red states to save the rich elitists among them from paying higher taxes.  

In today's Wall Street Journal, they blow the lid off of a rather shocking proposal by Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., and four other members of New York's House caucus:
 
One irony of the tax increase that arrives on January 1 is that the it will hit residents of high-income, Democratic-leaning states like California, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York the hardest. This is a problem for pro-tax Democrats.
 
Enter New York Representative Jerrold Nadler, who wants to exempt his own six-figure constituents from the tax hike he supports. Mr. Nadler's bill would "require the IRS to adjust tax brackets proportionally in regions where the average cost of living is higher than the national average."
 
In other words, the various tax brackets would apply to residents in certain regions at higher income levels versus other parts of the country. A family with an income of $50,000 or even $1 million in Manhattan would pay less federal income tax than a family with the same earnings in Omaha. The bill is called the Tax Equity Act, but a more accurate title would be the Blue State Tax Preference Act.

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