Jon Stewart weighed in on the dog and pony show that was the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts and Newt Gingrich's hackery that businesses ought to be able to decide how long they want those tax cuts extended. And John Oliver let
December 9, 2010

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Jon Stewart weighed in on the dog and pony show that was the debate over the extension of the Bush tax cuts and Newt Gingrich's hackery that businesses ought to be able to decide how long they want those tax cuts extended.

And John Oliver let us know how that "wealth from the Bush tax cuts will trickle down like a golden stream of oddly hot champagne."

Ain't it a damn shame we get more honesty about the benefits of "trickle down economics" from The Daily Show than we do from our politicians or their enablers in the media?

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