Should Average Americans Pay Higher Death Tax than Billionaire "Man of the People", Hugo Chavez?

Despite the weeping and wailing of the Hollywood Left, the world has at least the potential to become a better place with the passing of the dictator Hugo Chavez. Given the fact that even a toilet seat in Venezuela was considered a "luxury item" for taxation purposes by the government, and that the estate of the recently departed 'Man of the People' Hugo Chavez has been estimated at around $2 Billion (with a "B"), perhaps now is the time to get American liberals on board with some tax reform of our own?

Inheritance tax in Venezuela is around 25%. If you died tomorrow, the government's take from you would be about twice that, as a percentage. Ask your liberal friends if they believe that your passing should be taxed at twice the rate as a billionaire dictator? (Well, to be fair, you probably do have quite a number of those luxury toilet seats, now, don't you?)

Oliver Stone adds to his Résumé

by the Left Coast Rebel

In the past year and a half I have blogged on and off about far-left director Oliver Stone. Much like useful idiot communist sympathizers Sean Penn, Danny Glover and dozens of others out of Hollywood, Stone typically doesn't disapoint when he finds himself in the headlines.

Call it a spontaneous Team America-moment when it happens. And an easy topic to blog about too, since he is such a deranged loon.

On cue, the recent Hugo Chavez 'documentary' (read love fest) that Stone shot perhaps pointed to a new level of moonbattery, even for the half-Jewish communist director.

Oh, did I mention half Jewish? Here's why, via Newsbusters:

Director Oliver Stone belittled the Holocaust during a shocking interview with the Sunday Times today, claiming that America's focus on the Jewish massacre was a product of the "Jewish domination of the media."

The director also defended Hitler and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and railed against the "powerful lobby" of Jews in America.

Stone said that his upcoming Showtime documentary series "Secret History of America," seeks to put Hitler and Communist dictator Joseph Stalin "in context."

Uh-huh.

And you thought Mel Gibson had problems,? asks Robert Stacy McCain, (while chalking up a must-read).

To which I ask, in response - why does Oliver Stone have any cred, even in Hollyweird? And aren't most of the power brokers in Hollywood Jewish, too?

There's something about the final evolution of a progressive-collectivist's thought pattern and ideological that also embraces the 'Jews are responsible for x, y and z' outlook as well.

On this, Oliver Stone reminds me of another favorite - Gore Vidal. Cross posted to Rational Nation, War Planner.