I am a fan of Scott Adams. I think his Dilbert comic strip combines the right amount of workplace truth and humor. In addition, I am a regular reader of his blog. My boss, Jon Pittman, even gave me a Dilbert calendar for my desk. Though we’re not supposed to get our political advice from cartoonists, I find that many of Adams’ opinions have potential. For example, he once suggested this:
With regard to taxation policy…
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The federal government should tax the upper class to cover the cost of unemployment and nothing else. This would give them an incentive to create business opportunities and hire those out of work.
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The federal government should tax the middle and lower class to cover the cost of everything else. This would stop them from requesting numerous or elaborate government services that they want to exclusively tax the wealthy to pay for.
I am not a politician, but that sounds reasonable to me — or some variant of that. It’s certainly something original…