Ya know, way back when, I used to be a pretty big fan of Stephen King. But I have to be honest, the last book of his that I think I actually read, was Cujo. Because it seemed after that that all of his books began to pretty much sound all the same with the only difference being that the characters had different names. I can only assume that, apparently, he's still suffering the effects from having been run over a few years back as he was walking along the road, causing him to lose sight of just how blessed we all are to live in the country that we do. At least that's what I’m seeing here and is what seems to be indicated by him as he chooses to come up with a recent editorial consisting of some rather imbecilic gibberish in which he targets the so-called 1 percent and conservatives who desire small-government and reasonable tax policies. In a recent article for The Daily Beast entitled, “Tax Me, for F@%&’s Sake!,” the bizarre author sounds off on his penchant for increased taxes for the wealthy. King apparently has taken a pro-tax-increase-on-the-upper-class stance that pretty mirrors that of billionaire Warren Buffet. However, I have no way of knowing if King is as big of a tax cheat that Buffett appears to be. The article starts out with King's exposing his rather juvenile side by his calling New Jersey’s Republican Gov. Chris Christie “fat,” and about dicks being doused with lighter fluid. Are we really supposed to take this idiot seriously? Really? He writes:
"I’ve known rich people…I’m one of them…The majority would rather douse their dicks with lighter fluid, strike a match, and dance around singing “Disco Inferno” than pay one more cent in taxes to Uncle Sugar. It’s true that some rich folks put at least some of their tax savings into charitable contributions. My wife and I give away roughly $4 million a year to libraries, local fire departments that need updated lifesaving equipment (jaws of life are always a popular request), schools, and a scattering of organizations that underwrite the arts. Warren Buffett does the same; so does Bill Gates; so does Steven Spielberg; so do the Koch brothers; so did the late Steve Jobs. All fine as far as it goes, but it doesn’t go far enough. What charitable 1-percenters can’t do is assume responsibility—America’s national responsibilities: the care of its sick and its poor, the education of its young, the repair of its failing infrastructure, the repayment of its staggering war debts. Charity from the rich can’t fix global warming or lower the price of gasoline by one single red penny. That kind of salvation does not come from Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Ballmer saying, “Okay, I’ll write a $2 million bonus check to the IRS.” That annoying responsibility stuff comes from three words that are anathema to the Tea Partiers: United American citizenry."
Another left wing nut slamming the Tea Party. I dunno, I could be wrong but, to me, I think he'd probably be much better off if he simply stuck to doing that which he does best, writing books that get turned into movies and to shut the hell up when it comes to discussing every thing else. What is it about people like this guy who just because they're able to string a few sentences together and come up with a book some people would still like to read, that makes them feel superior to the rest of us? What makes them think that the rest of us need to be listening to them? And ya know, more often than not all that's really accomplished when people like King shoot their mouths off, is that they remove all doubt regarding what it is that people might think about them. While people may think they're some kind of a moron, but as soon as they open their mouth, or write some stupid editorial, it's quickly proven to be true. So it is then that he makes the point better himself then I ever could, that he's a moron, albeit a talented moron. Demonstrating what is a very obvious dislike for all things conservatives, this buffoon says later in the piece that the ”right wing of the Republican Party“ is now the ”only wing“ and that it delivers up ”fresh bullsh*t” about taxation. Among these purported “crocks” is the claim that the richer people are, the more jobs they will create. Additionally, he writes:
" …it’s not fair to ask the middle class to assume a disproportionate amount of the tax burden. Not fair? It’s un-f–king-American, is what it is. I don’t want you to apologize for being rich; I want you to acknowledge that in America, we all should have to pay our fair share. That our civics classes never taught us that being American means that—sorry, kiddies—you’re on your own. That those who have received much must be obligated to pay—not to give, not to “cut a check and shut up,” in Gov. Christie’s words, but to pay—in the same proportion. That’s called stepping up and not whining about it. That’s called patriotism, a word the Tea Partiers love to throw around as long as it doesn’t cost their beloved rich folks any money. This has to happen if America is to remain strong and true to its ideals. It’s a practical necessity and a moral imperative. Last year, during the Occupy movement, the conservatives who oppose tax equality saw the first real ripples of discontent. Their response was either Marie Antoinette (“Let them eat cake”) or Ebeneezer Scrooge (“Are there no prisons? Are there no workhouses?”). Short-sighted, gentlemen. Very short-sighted. If this situation isn’t fairly addressed, last year’s protests will just be the beginning. Scrooge changed his tune after the ghosts visited him. Marie Antoinette, on the other hand, lost her head."
The bottom line here, at least from my perspective, is that we would all be much better if we were to ignore all that we hear coming from these mind-numbed clones like King, who apparently all seem to be quite enthralled with the sound of their own voices. Now his opinions may sit well with those on the left, those very enthusiastic supporters of income redistribution, but to anyone who isn't of that mentality it's just a bunch of drivel. He echoes Barry nonsense about the need for everyone to pay their fair share, but, just like Barry, he ignores, completely, the fact that half of all households in this country pay absolutely no income tax. What right does anyone have to escape the taxman completely? These folks who pay nothing are the true whiners that King talks about. Some of these folks get huge “refund” checks after having paid zero in taxes. How the Hell does that work, Steve? If America is to, using King’s own words, “remain strong and true to its ideals,” then everyone, and I do mean everyone, is going to have to have a little skin in the game. Not just “rich” folks like Steve, here, but everyone working American. Otherwise you create a sense of resentment directed at those perceived as getting a free ride on the backs of those coughing up all of the money to keep this whole operation going.
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