Return of the real Obama

Return of the real Obama - The Washington Post
In a 2008 debate, Charlie Gibson asked Barack Obama about his support for raising capital gains taxes, given the historical record of government losing net revenue as a result.
Obama persevered: “Well, Charlie, what I’ve said is that I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness.”

A most revealing window into our president’s political core:
To impose a tax that actually impoverishes our communal bank account (the U.S. Treasury) is ridiculous. It is nothing but punitive.
It benefits no one — not the rich, not the poor, not the government.
For Obama, however, it brings fairness, which is priceless.