Looks like the sentiment is growing to reconsider the social utility of exempting from taxes the money raised by politicians for their campaign committees and PACs. In addition to my scribblings (here and here), more voices are joining the chorus for eliminating this injustice and inequality in shouldering the burdens of paying for our government.

From New Jersey: Tax the Politicians

In the comments at Politico: “TIME TO TAX THE POLITICIANS THAT DON’T DO THE JOB THEY HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO DO AND THEN BOOT THEM OUT OF OFFICE”

From the Care2Petition on dropping the “flatulence tax,” a proposal to fight methane emission from livestock: “Tax the politicians for all their hot air and stupid ideas.”

From J Wilemon’s Twitter Feed: Tax the Politicians

Tax politicians to pay for health care: comments at The Oakland Press

Tax politicians for expelling hot air: Troy, New York (Not exactly the same idea, but I appreciate the sentiment).

Tax special interest money raked in by politicians instead of taxing health care plans: Politics Daily

Ticked off Canuck in Toronto: Tax the politicians instead of taxing other things.

Tax politicians instead of taxing water use: A Connecticut Yankee comments

As for those politicians who get multi-million dollar advances for books about their time working for us, tax them at 90% of what they get for those advances. Sort of like a claw-back provision for the people.

Simply put: “tax the politicians and the political parties for their activities.”