Christopher Beam asserts that the nation must let the Bush era tax cuts expire is not the same as increasing taxes in his 2010 Slate editorial, “Taxonomy.” In 2001 and 2003 the Bush administration gave tax cuts to the wealthiest Americans and business on the bases that the trickledown effect would save the economy. For example “The Bush tax cuts, for example, slashed the top estate tax from 60 percent in 2001 to 45 percent.”
Beam is able to connect with an audience that does not understand the political jargon of Capitol Hill. He first explain in lemans teams the different ways that taxes can change. Finally, beam explains that letting the tax cuts expire is what this nation needs because it will restore the “world as it was and should be” and is not punishing the wealthy.
I suggest every person reads this article not because he is the most persuasive, but you do learn something. Beam understands that the slate audience is a younger that does not want the strenuous details of politics. So, he writes for those people, however, his writing would not be taken serious by those outside this circle. So why do I say you should read it? You learn about tax. Everyone is affected by taxes and it is our job to know what options the government has when it comes to taxes.
Beam I give you a C on persuasiveness, but a B+ on educating the masses.
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