For years, the GOP has been viewed as having a lock on the link between God and politics – and I am not claiming that to be a good thing.
But maybe that’s changing – and I am not claiming that to be a good thing, either.
Senator and Vice Presidential hopeful Joe Biden recently announced that raising taxes on the rich is the “patriotic” thing to do. Later, he reportedly claimed at a dinner that he also has Jesus in his corner, a reply to the GOP claims that Jesus is in their corner (c’mon guys, isn’t he in everyone’s corner?).
Suddenly, the third most important party in this election is not Biden or Palin, but God. That’s interesting (and scary) for a lot of reasons… but the most interesting to me, as a tax attorney, is how often God/Jesus/”insert your favorite deity here” is referenced when it comes to money and taxes – not the environment, not health care, not even women’s rights. But money and taxes.
I’ve alluded to this before in a prior post – and my priest has even chimed in…
Money and taxes seem inextricably linked to our feelings about God. Why do you think that is?
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