But now the sequel, “Tax Cuts for the Rich!” This is the real Holy Grail anyway. They intend to do better this time. They actually have no plunder to give the rich in tax cuts, but get them rewrite. They will merely put new numbers into the ledger to show that the plunder will come later, because plundering the deficit pays for itself! Yes, an old plot trick, but audiences seem to fall for it every time. And why not invent some tax cuts for everyone while they are at it. Enough for one free popcorn refill at the concession stand! They are scheduled to lose their health-care coverage eventually in any case.

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The script this time is to sweet-talk a surrender. The rich will be lined up back there on the crest of the hill, smiling and waving. The king will explain that the rich will help everyone later on, if they can just be made a little richer first. It’s true that we’ve heard this before and that we haven’t seen much of the rich since their last bailout during the “Banking Crisis” movie, but they are back now, smiling their warmest smiles. They want to help you! Remember that you get a tax cut, too, with salt and buttery flavor!

In this episode, the king’s wild incoherence may actually help. Because the plan this time is to sow so much confusion that the ordinary people can no longer tell whose side they are on. Why, the box of red hats they were given say “Make the kingdom great again,” whatever that means.