Bush often derides Kerry's plan for taxing the rich; claims it's not possible to do so. Why? Well, according to him, the rich won't pay them, so why bother? Might as well tax chumps that actually <i>pay</i> taxes, otherwise the government ends up with no cash with which to run important programs, like the military. Here's how Bush sees it: <bq>[Kerry] says he's going to tax the rich. The rich hire lawyers and accountants for a reason - to stick you with the bill.</bq> Fascinating logic. So, since the rich are massively effective tax cheats, the government should logically go after slower, weaker game. It almost goes without saying that this was seen as a joke by the zombified masses that are allowed to attend Bush's campaign speeches. <a href="http://www.thewavemag.com/pagegen.php?pagename=article&articleid=25026" author="SeanBaby">Last Political Comic Standing</a> discusses the "jokiness" of it while rating the sense of humor of both Bush and Kerry. <bq>It's a very specific type of crowd that will get a laugh out of the fact that the United States government has given up on trying to outsmart the rich. If Bush tried that joke at an event where a plate cost less than $1,000 and a human baby dipped in gold, it might not do as well. It'd take one hell of a comedic prop to rescue <b>a joke based on the president teasing me about how I have to pay taxes and his rich friends don't.</b> (emphasis added)</bq> And yet, there are still millions who are willing to vote for this "man of the people".