Here’s one from the “Somebody elected to local office can’t be so obtuse as to believe the empty promises of geriatric politicians, can they?” file at GazetteLeader World Headquarters.
Arlington County Board member Maureen Coffey, who on her good days as an elected official is quite good but other days seems distanced from the real world of constituents, recently retweeted (or whatever the heck we’re calling it these days) a social-media post from Elizabeth Warren, related to Warren’s efforts to give renters a better chance at home-ownership.
“I have a bill to solve this housing crisis,” the senator from Taxachusetts (we kid!) had someone type for her. “All paid for by taxing the ultra-wealthy.”
In her retweet, Coffey added the “#taxtherich” – maybe not the best idea for someone who, like several on the County Board, aspires to bigger things and aims to be seen viewed more as serious workhorse rather than dilettantish poseur.
Does Coffey really believe that Elizabeth Warren knows how to single-handedly outsmart and outmaneuver the ultra-wealthy (however you define the term) and take their money away from them? Ba-hahahahahahahaha! The ultra-wealthy don’t just outsmart the politicians, they for the most part own the politicians. Have forever, will forever.
As with reparations (how’s that working out for California politicians?), the idea of soaking the wealthy to take care of housing is a good talking point, but hardly grounded in reality.
