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> "Actually, this being a democracy, there is nobody to blame but the electorate. Especially the left-liberal do-gooders." ...

• DenisM 17y ago
  He's still got a valid point - negative incentives to work are undeniable.
  • camccann 17y ago
    Unfortunately, his point would be stronger if he had made it more in terms of a practical problem to be solved, not as an excuse to get in shots against The Evil Other Guys. Partisan feuding is for people who want political power, not solutions.
    • DenisM 17y ago
      Or who are simply bitter. But yes, it would be better. The actual income tax is progressive yet it is continuous so you never have to ask your boss to lower you salary by $2 in order to save $20 on taxes.
• cabalamat 17y ago
  Like the "left-liberal do-gooders" who were in power up to January 2009? The article makes some very valid points, but trying to put all the blame on the writer's political opponents is silly. I would be very surprised if both the Republican and Democratic parties don't share the responsibility. Incidently, exactly the same effect occurs in the UK, and has done for decades under both Labour and Conservative governments.
• speby 17y ago
  The same negative incentives to work are also, incidentally, not exactly "noticeable" to the general public. It is not as if people go around wearing signs around their neck indicating which government-subsidized programs they are eligible for. Imagine, for the moment, if they did.