At the moment this is written, the House Democrats have done the unthinkable. They have stood by their guns and told Obama to stuff his deal, which fact, at first, I thought would render this video choice inapt. When I first chose it, I figured to say something to the effect that the rich folks on this side of the Atlantic don’t have to join the Kinks in lamenting their tax burden, as they had been, indeed, “saved from [the] squeeze”.
But now I can just turn that around. The upper 2% can join the Kinks in singing the blues, for the time being at least. Most likely, few will, as no one really believes they’ll be squeezed in the end.
Please pardon the video, in which there seems to be no effort to “suit the action to the word[s]”. It’s a great song nonetheless, and captures well the exquisite anguish experienced by our betters, as they contemplate the horrible prospect of paying something close to their fair share.
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