State This

Since when has our State Department become the world's mouthpiece when it comes to global taxation?

In remarks this morning to the Clinton Global Initiative, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton proposed a radical idea: a global tax on elites around the world.

“One of the issues that I have been preaching about around the world is collecting taxes in an equitable manner, especially from the elites in every country,” Clinton said to laughter from the audience. “You know I’m out of American politics, but – (applause) – it is a fact that around the world, the elites of every country are making money.”

Clinton continued her rift on the rich. “There are rich people everywhere. And yet they do not contribute to the growth of their own countries.”

I thought they were responsible for visas, assisting U.S. citizens abroad, issuing passports, etc.  Oh, and security of their own international outposts too.

Nah, forget all that meaningless stuff.  Priorities man, priorities.