By ZamboniHere's a tax plan that even Republicans can love.
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) has introduced legislation to tax those outrageous AIG executive bonuses at 100 percent.
We cats love it! It's perfect! So nice and neat and clean and pretty. And we're sure the government could use the income, too, since they've got some middle-class IRS refunds coming up next month.
Sure, there's always Barney Frank's idea of firing the AIG executives. Who needs 'em? We're certain that there are plenty of laid-off whiz kids in the financial world who are desperate for jobs, and who'd be willing to work at AIG for far lower bonuses. And heck, they might even earn them for a change! But tempting as that is, we just find Representative Maloney's idea completely PURR-worthy.
And while we're at it, could we please also tax Rush Limbaugh's income at 100 percent? Since he supports the AIG bonuses, after all...
UPDATE: While, like you, we cats are spitting mad about this AIG situation, we suspect that Republican Senator Grassley's suggestion that the execs in question commit hara-kiri is, um, maybe a little over the top. And silly. We're more interested in something that's enforceable.
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