I don't have much more to say on Kudlow beyond what the tape shows. The guy went onto free market autopilot about midway through the interview, and just kept asking why I hate markets. I feel like I can argue with conservatives, but I can't do much more than talk over conservabots. That said, this bit from his Tuesday op-ed column is terrific:
Former Clinton Treasury secretary Robert Rubin suggests more than doubling capital-gains taxes on these partnerships, telling a Washington conference that the lower rate on capital gains hasn't contributed one iota to the economy.
Class envy is behind all this.
Yes, Robert Rubin is motivated by intense class envy.
Who, exactly, does Kudlow think the head of Citibank and the former Secretary of the Treasury lunches with? Janitors?