Obama, Will You Please Define "Fair," Then Stick To It?
Posted By: floppingaces      5/15/2012 5:08:31 PM
Flopping Aces, by Warren Beatty
Original Article

Obama, during the Democrat Party primary debate, said that he would raise capital gains rates — not because it would increase revenue, but because it was "fair." During the debate, Obama said, "…I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness." He continued, "…I also want to make sure is that our tax system is fair…."

The "problem" is that Obama did not define, precisely or otherwise, his definition of "fair." As Yardley says, we are left with, in this case, Obama’s definition – "and the definition changes from one specific case to another."