Liberalism watch: taxes

The Washington Post says Senator Obama is winning the debate over taxes. But how is he winning it?:

"For the first time in decades, Democrats appear to have the upper
hand in the debate over taxes. Independent analysts estimate that only
a small fraction of small-business owners would see their taxes
increase under Obama's plan, and polls show that voters are beginning
to accept Obama's argument that more Americans would see their taxes
cut under his proposals. Even some Republicans said they worry that
Obama has more than neutralized a signature GOP issue with the promise
of a tax cut for middle-class Americans."

Which actually is a great point for conservatives.
Once again, we see a great masquerade ball--the only way for Obama to
win is for he and his running mate to disguise themselves as
conservatives and pretend to run to McCain's right on this issue.

I guarantee, if Obama gets elected--we must remind him of this
95%-of Americans-will-get-a-tax-cut promise every single day.
And if he gets elected and then breaks
this promise, as Bill Clinton did after he broke his middle-class-tax
cut promise after 1992, as I expect Obama would break this one, we
will hammer him on it every single day. And use it to defeat him.

Interesting prediction

On the 2008 presidential race--from Michael Novak on NRO: "Let the record show that in the Iowa debate of December 13, 2007, the Democrats crossed the Rubicon into defeat in November, 2008. For on this day candidate Hillary Clinton announced that as President she would repeal all the tax cuts made since her husband was president, and return taxpayers to the tax rates they were paying during the 1990s. And Candidates Obama and Edwards competed to see who could be even more emphatic about raising taxes, when he became President.Perhaps blinded by the sunset brilliance of their own left wing, the Democrats chose on that day to abandon all taxpayers who are grateful for the child deduction and the other cuts in tax rates (at every level) that they enjoyed after the Clintons left office in January, 2000."

Naturally we conservatives support tax cuts. We believe your private property (which includes your earnings) should be protected. But I don't think our bias is showing when we suspect that a lot of Americans agree with us on taxes. I've seen no evidence that Americans want taxes significantly raised, even on the rich.

Anti-tax fever grows in Europe

Specifically in Norway, where taxes and government-mandated user fees are so high that buying a bottle of wine in a Norwegian restaurant costs you the equivalent, in US currency, of $16 bucks. Gas is $9 a gallon. Taxes on new car purchases are so high that they double the price of the car. Sheesh.