THE PROLETARIAT MUST RISE UP AGAINST THE BOURGEOISIE OR THE RICH STINK!

No one has ever accused the New York Times of being a paper that defends wealth. In fact, this icon of old money hates people who have money, unless they’re liberal Democrats and then the Times just never references the money, like if it’s not mentioned, it doesn’t exist.

Along those lines, we get this headline in the Business section today:

“Top 1% in '01 Lost Income, but Also Paid Lower Taxes”

Never mention anything that might show the rich in a good light without making sure they still seem like the bad guys. The article is telling in that it contains all of the unfairness, tax wise, I have been harping about for years, but doesn’t seem the least bit embarrassed by the inequities, like the top 1% paying 34% of all income taxes DOWN from 37 ½ % the year before and 27 ½ cents of every dollar earned going to Big Government. The Times doesn’t even grasp that they are telling the whole world these people are paying the most in taxes and any tax cut will affect them greater than everyone else. They don’t grasp that because they know that and don’t care. In fact, they want the rich to be stiffed even more.

And in a final dig, look at the first line of the last paragraph:

“While the tax cuts that President Bush championed in 2001 will give the most benefits to the top 1 percent in income, those cuts had not taken effect in 2001.”

Instead of just saying the tax cuts had no bearing on the lower wealth and tax collections, they want to make sure everyone understands the party line – Bush takes from the poor and gives to the rich.

Ah, the Times, how you marginalize yourself. Maybe that’s why you have a whole website dedicated to tracking your lies and misconceptions.