Tax Increases Examined

Do you think the photo Blogger Micky Kaus uses on his blog is because he is going bald on the top?  One would hope it is because he sees his eyes as his best feature.

His most recent post talks to Commentator Ann Coulter and Republican resistance to tax increases.  His post is short and to the point:

My translation: Tax increases aren’t unthinkable in themselves.  If we could get a deal that actually guaranteed spending cuts and also included tax increases–maybe because the spending cuts had to happen first–Coulter would take it.

Then Mr Kaus adds a postscript:

P.S.:  The dirtly little secret, of course, is that you can’t count on Republican congresspeople to actually implement spending cuts either, given the power of government-dependent lobbies (including both contractors and aid recipients).

That is the way I see it.

Hat tip to the Instapundit.

Regards  —  Cliff