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January 24, 2005

GOP woos blacks

Now, I'm not saying that Democrats come up with the greatest ideas when it comes to going after the votes of large constituencies that currently don't vote for us. But the way the GOP goes after black votes sometimes is so...actuarial.

Black Americans have lower life expectancies than whites. Republicans hope to get their votes by promising them slightly higher social security returns and/or some sort of inheritance rights on deceased loved ones' social security assets. Of course! I know the first thing I think of when I see FICA taxes taken out of my paycheck is "I wonder if I'm going to live long enough to get a decent rate of return on that money."

Maybe that's what Republicans mean when they talk about the millions of people paying the "death tax."

Posted by Chris at January 24, 2005 03:44 PM

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