There’s a bit of old doggerel that I remember from Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse Five, that goes something like this:
My name is Yon Yonson
I live in Wisconsin
I work in a lumberyard there
The people I meet when I walk down the street
Ask my name and I say:
My name is Yon Yonson
I live in Wisconsin
I work in a lumberyard there
[ETCETERA AD INFINITUM]
In the aftermath of the 2017 tax act, I think we are ready for a new version. But I am still working on the fifth line. Here’s what I have so far:
My name is Ron Johnson
I represent Wisconsin
My millions from passthroughs are there
The people I meet when I walk down the street
Ask which senator threatened to vote against the tax bill unless tax benefits for passthroughs were expanded, and I say:
My name is Ron Johnson
I represent Wisconsin
My millions from passthroughs are there
[ETCETERA AD INFINITUM]