Hypocrisy (What’s New?)
Is anyone else fed the heck up with Sarah Palin and McCain berating Obama for “wanting to spread the wealth around?” If these jerks were genuine free market conservatives, I wouldn’t be bothered by such a critique on Obama. However, Palin is extremely popular in Alaska precisely because she has “spread the wealth around” by taxing the heck out of oil companies and then handing out the proceeds to the people in the form of $3,200 checks! Apparently socialism is only ok if you are the one doing it and not the other guy! WTF?
Here is a nice recent quote illustrating this delicious hypocrisy:
“When politicians talk about taking your money and spreading it around, you’d better hold onto your wallet. Sen. Obama claims that he want to give a tax break to the middle class, but not only did he vote for higher taxes for the middle class in the Senate, his plan gives away your tax dollars to those who don’t pay taxes. That’s not a tax cut; that’s welfare.” - John McCain
Contrast that with this:
“Under Palin’s watch, the state added $1,200 to the annual checks sent to Alaskans as part of what’s called the Permanent Fund Dividend, a stipend from the proceeds of the state’s more than $30 billion oil-rich investment account. That translated to a record $3,269 this fall for every eligible man, woman and child in Alaska.
Palin herself has no control over the yearly amount of the dividend check sent to residents. But this year, she pushed for a $1,200 energy rebate - made possible by a bloated state treasury that boasts a multibillion-dollar surplus - after she raised taxes on oil companies and oil prices shot up.”
From the article titled: “Palin Has Mixed Record as Fiscal Conservative” by Matt Voltz (AP) that you can find here:
http://www.kentucky.com/473/story/553550.html
Cognitive dissonance or maybe?
-Evan
