After noting that wealthier Americans would indeed pay more taxes, Biden said, “It’s time to be patriotic … time to jump in, time to be part of the deal, time to help get America out of the rut.”

Joe, two questions for you:

First, how patriotic have you been in the past 20 years? Have you been paying extra taxes to be patriotic?

Second, how exactly is sending more money to Washington going to help “get America out of the rut?” Freedom and the ability to run your own life are the things that make America great, not laws and spending someone else’s money from Washington!

“Ministers say that they teach charity. This is natural. Theylive on alms. All beggars teach that others should give.”

— Robert Green Ingersoll, “The Truth” (1897)