I think that’s a <em>great </em>idea, David Brooks edition:

Think of all the potential spin-offs!

So far, few politicians have embraced my plan for a Marshall Plan Tax. The idea is that every time a think-tanker, op-ed writer or retired senator calls for a new Marshall Plan or a moonshot-type initiative to solve a social problem, they would have to pay a tax of $50. Within a few months, we’d have enough money to pay for an actual new Marshall Plan.

Fifty bucks for that; $75 for saying any proposal “does not go far enough;” and for God’s sake let’s get a c-note every time President Obama wants us to let him be perfectly clear.

Note: some of my blog buddies make a regular habit of fisking David Brooks. Not that it matters. I mention it only as a cheap excuse to throw a couple more links into this post.

Memeorandum.

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