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I suppose I should explain something with regard to my last post... The examples I gave of "least favorite politicians" are certainly somewhat contrived and are deliberately over-the-top. What I was trying to get at was this: When considering a government program and trying to decide whether I think it's a good idea, I often find it useful to imagine what it would be like if it was being administered by the politicians and bureaucrats of my nightmares. If it still looks like a good idea then, it's probably worth implementing as a government program. If not, it fails the test.
On a secondary note, if Charbax really wants this "Obama book tax" he's going to have to take a look at changing the U.S. constitution. There's certainly no clause that accommodates such a program as the constitution now stands. O.K., maybe the commerce clause, but even that's quite a stretch -- even after being redefined by the Depression-era Supreme Court.
Xenophon
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