An Unfortunate Outburst of Intense Patriotism: Is the purpose of taxes to create revenue, or to be fair?

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Thursday, April 17, 2008

Is the purpose of taxes to create revenue, or to be fair?

In the Democrat debate last night, Barack Obama made a pair of remarks concerning capital gains taxes that are simply stunning. Let's look at the first one here. Read this transcript of an exchange he had with moderator Charles Gibson: GIBSON: You said on CNBC, and I quote, "I certainly would not go... Sign in to see full entry.

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