Is this an actual punishment or a slap on the wrist? I can't seem to tell anymore because initially I think, "wow, that's a lot of money." But then I am reminded of how much money some of these companies are hoarding.
The red scare propaganda really didn't help by putting, "In God we trust," on the dollar bill and the, "[one nation,] under God," part in the pledge allegiance.
If we're talking about a hypothetical succession situation, then the next in line for succession after speaker is the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. Currently that would be a Patty Murray
That's actually not a concern in regards to Gov. Schwarzenegger. IANAL but requirements for speaker of the house are somewhat lax; some people argue that a candidate doesn't even have to be a member of the house.
In regards to being in line for presidency, succession would skip over Gov. Schwarzenegger until succession finds someone who does meet requirements should such a need arise.
How do you remove the paywall from the article? Just copy the URL of the article and provide it to archive.today, and that website just bypassed the paywall? How do they manage to bypass it? O.o
Typically, when people say tax the high wage earners, they aren't talking about your average person even in high COL areas.
I can't speak for what exactly OP was envisioning, but I generally agree with the comment. In my mind, the tax wouldn't apply to anybody making less than $500k a year (or $1mil if filing jointly).
If you're making that much money.. you don't have my sympathy with taxes. I have family in the SF area, that would be a life changing amount for them.
That one was illusive!