Editorial
“Death Tax” Should be Used to Destroy Obscene Power of New York Times
            We must use the “death tax” to destroy the obscene power and inherited wealth of the Sulzberger family and their New York Times newspaper that comes with its private U. S. Senator, Chuck Schumer.
            Although many will say that we should not use tax policy to regulate our country, they will also agree that we do it all the time. In a perfect, libertarian world it would never be done, but this is not a perfect world. Meanwhile, we have a serious threat to our country that must be addressed. 
            How many billions will it take to satisfy the lust for power and money of Arthur O. Sulzberger, Jr. (Pinch)? We can’t afford to find out. He’s already caused far too much damage as his father Arthur O Sulzberger, Sr. (Punch), feared before he contracted Parkinson’s disease. We must use the death tax and others to remove this threat to our nation.

           We must be pragmatic. Although we are going to eliminate the death tax on family farmers and others who are attempting to keep their family businesses which are the backbone of our society, we must use the tax to eliminate the power of dysfunctionals like the Sulzbergers and their “kissing cousins”, the Grahams, who own the Washington Post and Newsweek magazine, to name just a tiny part of their empire. These two families, by themselves, control much of what the average citizen learns about current events.       
            As a policy matter, demagogue Schumer is seen leering almost every time one turns on the television ---and will continue to do throughout the coming election and for years to come --- that the Republicans are removing the death tax only to help the “rich.” That message is very powerful.
            It would appear safe to assume, therefore, that Schumer’s bosses will be happy to continue to pay large inheritance taxes on their billions.
            It is fair that our inheritance tax should continue to be “progressive” when applied to billions and billions of dollars. The accumulation of that type of wealth is a serious concern. We should ask that question of Sen. Schumer and then continue to question him again and again whether his bosses will voluntarily pay large inheritance taxes. (But Tony Snow does not have that fortitude to accomplish that. Someone else must do it.)
            As consummate, radical liberals, will the Sulzbergers and their Senator favor a “progressive” tax which hits the very wealthy like them harder than it does the family farmer?

How Do We Protect Our Free Press?
            It is startling to consider that our media is now controlled by billionaires, such as the Grahams and Sulzbergers, who keep telling us we should fear the “rich.” But they are also rich, very rich!
            Apparently they are the exceptions that we should trust. It’s the rich farmer who owns a few hundred acres of land, valued at $2 million, that we should watch.
            Here in Massachusetts, we watched a few years back as Fidelity Investments used our IRA money to buy about 130 weekly newspapers in the Boston area in a vain attempt to make money by taking a lot of advertising revenue from the Boston Globe, but it didn’t work and they eventually sold the business.
            How will we replace the 130 proud, local owner/editors who used to watch what was happening in their community? They are gone forever. There used to be a whole industry of small “web presses” that serviced them, but they’re also gone and will never be replaced. But they are being replaced by the Internet if someone can figure out how to make it pay. Or possibly it will be satellite radio that will do so. The last thing we should do is to allow the liberals to “save us.”
            This country will figure out how to do it if we let everyone know the truth about the New York Times and Sen. Schumer. You can help! Call your favorite talk show or write a letter about the Times. You’ll be glad you did.
            You are what will cause change in our nation!