The Case for the Estate Tax

I wonder just how dumb Robert Woods Johnson IV, “the billionaire heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune and owner of the New York Jets,” thinks we are:

Like other major donors, Mr. Johnson has traveled with Mr. McCain on the campaign trail. Mr. McCain also calls him on occasion to thank him. But Mr. Johnson downplays the access he has, saying he is no different from anyone else.

“You can call the senator too,” Mr. Johnson said.

Now to be sure, you could call John McCain or Barack Obama or any other Senator you like. But they won’t call you back. This isn’t rocket science.