Not to pick on Eric Massa, but here’s a pretty typical press release on the plan to make AIG execs pay 100% in taxes on their bonuses.
Question: whether out of largess or punishment, what does it profit our society when our leaders choose to craft public policy effecting 100% of us based it on how it affects 1% of us? I think answering this question aught to be the first thing on all of our minds as we continue to wrangle with our economic situation.
