“I’m in the highest tax bracket. We don’t need the
money, the country does.”
— Anonymous wealthy liberal in MoveOn.org
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“Obama said
there were elements of the deal he personally opposed, including an
extension of expiring income tax cuts at upper income levels and a
more generous deal on estates.”
— Associated Press on Obama announcement of deal
with GOP that extends Bush tax cuts to all Americans, December 6,
2010
The Lady in Yellow.
This woman is rich. Very. And she wants the government to
take her money.
How do we know? She says so.
In one very public ad opposing the extension of the Bush
tax cuts by the far-left MoveOn.org — an
extension now agreed to by President Obama as he announced last
night in an early evening statement — and demanding
“Millionaire Bailout Accountability” (here’s the YouTube ad link
supplied from MoveOn). The Lady in Yellow looks her fellow
Americans directly through the camera’s eye and quite publicly
begs…begs… for the government to take her money. Why? So she can
personally pay more money to Uncle Sam. Because, she says
memorably, “I’m in the highest tax bracket. We don’t need the
money, the country does.”
Alrighty then!!! In spite of the Obama-GOP deal,
there is a millionaire who wants to give her money to the
government. Where it will disappear down the nearest
rat-hole to some waiting political ally wanting to build the latest
boondoggle. Before the Obama announcement threw his liberal
allies under the bus, the obvious thought. So let’s talk
about this. Let’s talk about this with The Lady in Yellow
herself.
Oops! Never mind.
There seems to be a… ahhhh… bit of a problem having this
conversation about her televised generosity with The Lady in
Yellow. While she may be well known in some circles, household ID
on… say… the scale of Angelina Jolie… isn’t there.
When MoveOn.org was queried three different
times as to 1) the identity of The Lady in Yellow, so that 2) we
could chat by e-mail or phone about her desire to give her money to
the government… well… it was like this.
Silencio! A vast left-wing veil of silence descended.
There would be no ID provided for The Lady in Yellow. No chance to
chat. Having jumped into the icy waters of raising taxes —
MoveOn.org scrambled to get out by simply ignoring the inevitable
questions. They would raise money. MoveOn wanted two hundred
grand for ads and such — to insist Obama demand taxes on the rich
— like the Lady in Yellow. But discuss this with The Lady in
Yellow herself? Are you kidding?
There would be no chance to find out why The Lady in
Yellow isn’t sending a check to the IRS today — before the sun
sets. And now that the Battle for Obama’s Soul has been lost,
which the President effectively acknowledged last night, arguably
if one is as left as The Lady in Yellow there is even more
incentive to rush her money to the federal government.
Pronto.
So between us, knowing now that MoveOn is surely
upset that Obama has caved, let’s just see how committed The Lady
in Yellow is to increasing her taxes in spite of the President’s
tax cut deal. Let’s ask Move.On to forward these questions
to The Lady in Yellow.
• Is The Lady in Yellow aware that she can write a check
to the United States Department of the Treasury — today —
relieving herself of her extra cash? For the record, here’s what
the Treasury Department has to say:
Gifts to the United States Government
How do I make a contribution to the U.S.
government?
Citizens who wish to make a general donation to the U.S.
government may send contributions to a specific account called
“Gifts to the United States.” This account was established in 1843
to accept gifts, such as bequests, from individuals wishing to
express their patriotism to the United States. Money deposited into
this account is for general use by the federal government and can
be available for budget needs. These contributions are considered
an unconditional gift to the government. Financial gifts can be
made by check or money order payable to the United States Treasury
and mailed to the address below.
Gifts to the United States
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Credit Accounting Branch
3700 East-West Highway, Room 622D
Hyattsville, MD 20782
Any tax-related questions regarding these contributions
should be directed to the Internal Revenue Service at
(800) 829-1040.
• Now that the President has given in to
Speaker-elect Boehner from the Left’s view, when
can we expect to hear from MoveOn.org that the Lady in Yellow
has written her check to the government — a check she says she
wishes to write? When will MoveOn post the receipt or letter from
the government to The Lady in Yellow acknowledging her
gift?
• How much will The Lady in Yellow pay? In light of the
Obama cave-in, will she double her taxes? Triple her taxes?
Quadruple them? Having raised the subject, it’s only fair for her
fellow Americans to know from her just how much of an increase the
tax traffic of The Lady in Yellow can bear.
So while we wait to hear from MoveOn.org and The Lady in
Yellow as to how much money she is sending to the government in the
next few days, let’s ask some more questions.
Let’s focus on her wealth.
• How did The Lady in Yellow get her
wealth? Is she a famous yet not instantly
recognizable entrepreneur? Did she invent The Lady in Yellow Widget
that some portion of humanity benefits from and is gladly paying X
dollars for everyday? Is she a successful businesswoman? If so in
what field? How long did it take to earn her first million? How
many jobs were created as she built her widget business?
• Did The Lady in Yellow Marry a Rich
Husband? There’s nothing wrong with being married to a
rich man or woman if you didn’t have any money yourself. If this is
what happened and The Lady in Yellow fell in love with a rich man
who cherishes her — good for her. But the question still stands.
How did Mr. Lady in Yellow make his fortune? Is he an entrepreneur?
In what business did he earn all this money that the Mrs. is
volunteering to give away to the government? How long did it take
him to earn his first million? How many jobs has he provided to his
fellow Americans?
• Did The Lady in Yellow Inherit Her
Millions? Did The Lady in Yellow win the birth lottery,
being born to a rich daddy and mommy? Again, there’s nothing wrong
with being an heiress. But, again, the questions. Who originally
made all this money that is now clogging the arteries of the
financial institutions that holds The Lady in Yellow’s millions?
How was it made? How long did it take to earn the original sum that
is now fueling the guilty conscience of The Lady in Yellow? How
many jobs were created in this process?
• When was The Lady in Yellow’s Fortune
Made? Are we talking the grandchild of a so-called robber
baron? Is she, for example, the descendant of a Rockefeller? Was
this money made originally in the days before the income tax? What
was the tax rate when this money was made? Was it a Reagan-era 28%
or a Roosveltian 90%?
• Is The Lady in Yellow Promising to Will Her
Estate to the Government? On January 1, as
noted by our friends at the Wall Street
Journal, the estate tax (aka the “death tax”) will rise
from zero to 55%. Is The Lady in Yellow promising that she will
not, as the WSJ notes of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett,
advocate for an estate tax increase while “parking most of their
wealth into tax-exempt foundations”? Will she give vent to her
enthusiasm and just stipulate now that upon her death her entire
estate will revert to the government — since she apparently
believes the government has the right to her wealth in the first
place?
• How Many Jobs is The Lady in Yellow Creating
with Her Wealth? Surely such a generous soul isn’t
spending her days popping bonbons. The economy, under the direction
of President Obama and the liberal policies MoveOn has so
relentlessly championed, is now continually hovering at a
double-digit unemployment level. People need jobs, and the
so-called Obama stimulus hasn’t delivered, as the recent election
has made… ahhh… clear. So with all this capital sloshing around in
her Louis Vuitton Monogrammed Canvas bag (or does she prefer the
Louis Vuitton Damier Azur Canvas bag?), is she holding back on the
job creation front? How many Americans are being denied
employer-based health care today because The Lady in Yellow is
holding on to her money waiting for the government?
• Why Not Give Money to Others in the MoveOn
Ad? Aside from writing a check today to the government,
there’s another way The Lady in Yellow could be true to her
professed beliefs. Presumably some of those appearing in the MoveOn
ad are not wealthy. How hard would it be for The Lady in Yellow to
get a list from her MoveOn friends — and just write some checks to
the less well off appearing in the ad? Then she could not only fund
the government she could fund MoveOn supporters individually and
directly.
The argument against low tax rates is frequently made by
rich liberals who seem curiously unwilling to take the medicine
they prescribe for others — while simply ignoring the sheer
cruelty and immorality that government control of the economy
dishes relentlessly to those less fortunate than themselves. The
Lady in Yellow is, per her description, rich. Yet in the most
soothing of voices she and her friends at MoveOn.org in a
coldblooded fashion are willing to pull up the draw bridge to the
castle of economic wealth. Simply shrugging their shoulders and
giving the excess of their cream to the government appeals to their
conscience. It makes them feel good. Not good enough to write a
check to the government today, mind you, but some day.
Maybe. If this happens in Washington. Or that. Or maybe
something else. Or something else after that.
Never mind that the theories The Lady in Yellow appears to
favor don’t work. Have never worked. Which is presumably why she is
shy about writing a check. Never mind the sheer hypocrisy in all of
it. Pay no attention to the fact that this is the
worst post-recession economy since World War II precisely
because the Obama administration has done exactly what MoveOn.org
and their liberal buddies wanted him to do.
The Lady in Yellow has decreed. She wants to make a splash
about giving her money to the government.
Just not today. So MoveOn.org has apparently moved to
shield a wealthy donor by simply taking her hand and stepping into
the Cone of Silence. President Obama appears to be trying to
pull a Clinton-triangulation to salvage his presidency in 2012. A
battle he is apparently willing to risk against a challenge from
liberals like The Lady in Yellow and the funders of
MoveOn.org.
But since The Lady in Yellow insists, and since MoveOn is
making such a big deal of her insistence, it’s fair for the rest of
us to bang on the virtual front door and ask of
MoveOn.org:
Who was that lady?
When can we expect her check to the government? For how
much? When will MoveOn.org produce the receipt that proves she is
as good as her word — and the word of MoveOn.org
itself?
Says Vice President Biden of the need for the wealthy to
pay more money to the government: “It’s time to be patriotic… time
to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America
out of the rut.”
OK.
So, when will MoveOn.org and The Lady in Yellow be
patriotic?
Where’s her check?
What is MoveOn.org hiding?
