The feminist blogosphere is up in arms because Mike Huckabee pardoned a rapist and signed a petition that asks women to “submit graciously” to their husbands, but these same bloggers give him a free pass on taxes.
This make me think of that terribly stereotypical Teen Talk Barbie from a few Christmases back. “Math class is tough!” she said.
I’d hate to think that taxes are too “tough” for the Barbie blogs to address today. After all, the Huckster’s record on taxes portends a much more dismal future for women than his record on crime or a little unwelcome evangelizing.
As governor, Huckabee supported higher sales taxes, gasoline taxes and cigarette taxes. Knowing this, Huckabee is more likely to make women submit to “the man” in Washington, by forcing them to work more to pay a higher tax burden.
I don’t advocate smoking, but punitive taxes on addiction are wrong. And, I suspect there would be more resistance to such a “sin tax” if Huckabee wanted to slap a surcharge on Starbucks to curb caffeine addictions.
The bottom line is this: higher taxes mean less purchasing power and ultimately, less freedom for everyone who pays them. This includes women.
I agree with many on the liberal left that Huckabee is soft on crime and the phrase “submit graciously” is outdated. But, I wonder, why do the women who are so eager to scream “oppression” at the top of their lungs stay silent in the middle of a purse-snatching?