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ANGER AT TAX DOUBLE STANDARDS: We?ve been wondering all morning why this year, of all years, Am?

By Glenn Reynolds

ANGER AT TAX DOUBLE STANDARDS:

We?ve been wondering all morning why this year, of all years, Americans from coast to coast are choosing to mobilize in these Tax Day ?tea parties? marches, described by Instapundit?s Glenn Reynolds in an opinion piece in Wedneday?s Journal as ?rallies . . . to protest higher taxes and out-of-control government spending.?

Part of it, as Reynolds outlines, has to do with technology and its ability to bring big groups of people together fairly quickly. And part of it likely has to do with the state of the economy and a broader objections by swaths of the populace to President Obama?s policies. But might part of it also reflect an anger on the part of the people over the willingness of some of the nation?s leaders to play fast and loose with (or at least show carelessness in regard to) the tax laws?

Somebody should ask Rep. Jane Schakowsky. Plus this:

IRS compliance employees have reported that taxpayers occasionally are citing the Geithner case when asked to pay their tax bills. ?It?s making the compliance conversation harder,? she said.

Just explain that taxes are for the little people — and they’re the little people. That should do it.

Full post as published by Instapundit.com on April 17, 2009 (boomark / email).