(FoxNews take) California teachers union video shows rich man urinating on poor to make taxes case

[underpants]

tomm2thumbs posted the full video here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1017&pid=84220


Fox News's take on it





California teachers union video shows rich man urinating on poor to make taxes case

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/05/california-teachers-union-video-shows-rich-man-urinating-on-poor-to-make-case/

An animated video produced by a California teachers union uses the crude imagery of a rich man urinating on common folks to decry what narrator Ed Asner claims is rich people’s refusal to pay their share of taxes.

The crude footage is part of a “Tax the rich: An animated fairy tale,” an eight-minute video written and directed by California Federation of Teachers’ communications director Fred Glass. In it, Asner describes a mythical land that seems to represent the U.S. and how it financed its services. He says the rich sought to evade taxes and put their money into “Wall Street” – yet another clue to the real identity of the storybook country.

“Don’t worry,” Asner says, speaking for the rich. “This is good for you, too. Because it will trickle down from us to you.”


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[liberal N proud]

1. It is a great literal metaphor.

[SalviaBlue]

2. I always say trickle on.

If faux (not) news is offended by this, imagine how the people being pissed on feel.

[backscatter712]

3. That's trickle-down for you.

Horse-and-sparrow economics is another way to put it - feed all the oats to the horse, and the sparrows will dine when the oats come out the back end of the horse.