Who Speaks Like This (OUT LOUD)

Aw!!! Did you think this was a personal trip?! Adorable! Do you think the US govt paid for our honeymoon or personal travel?! Lololol. Have you given more to the economy than me and my husband? Either as an individual earner in taxes OR in self sacrifice to your country? I'm pretty sure we paid more taxes toward our day 'trip' than you did. Pretty sure the amount we sacrifice per year is a lot more than you'd be willing to sacrifice if the choice was yours. You're adorably out of touch. Thanks for the passive aggressive nasty comment. Your kids look very cute. Your life looks cute. I know you're mad but deep down you're really nice and so am I. Sending me passive aggressive Instagram comments isn't going to make life feel better. Maybe a nice message, one filled with wisdom and hunanity [sic] would get more traction. Have a pleasant evening Go chill out and watch the new game of thrones. It's fab!

Louise Linton lifting a grey goose.  That's a vodka, poor folks.

This was the response Louise Linton, the Scottish-born actress wife of Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, gave on social media to the person who criticized her post where she gave a shout out to the designers of expensive clothing she wore while departing a private jet marked 'United States of America.'  

A few days later she apologized.

Call me judgmental, but haven't we given enough 'passes' for people who lost the ability to control their fingers from typing response rants on social media, labeling them as having just had a bad moment, or having made an error in judgment.

What any human being says in anger is never a wise thing. I can vouch for that. But it also reveals a little bit about the soul. It's one thing to have anger at a particular response and take it to the poster by saying, hey, why don't you ask me what this trip was for? Or you don't know what you're speaking about, here's the facts asshole. Even calling someone a name can be taken back when you feel quickly judged.

But this goes much deeper than that. This goes to place of pure awfulness. And I can tell you, I don't know Louise Linton, but I never want to from this post alone. She's an awful person, at least from the perspective of how I was brought up.

First, the fact she needs to revel in the fact that she's more fortunate. I learned in my young 47 fortunate years that life is not promised, tomorrow a catastrophe could come your way you aren't prepared for, and you should never step on someone less fortunate than you are currently. That could be you very quickly. Besides, I'd never heard of her before, so was it her acting that got her where she is, or her marriage? Because before this post I had no idea who she was.

Second, to discuss what you pay in taxes. If she knew anything about our system, she'd know that 15% to a poor person is often a more crucial amount of income to lose than 28% to a millionaire. She'd also know the tax breaks that are in the current code are used much more often by the rich because a) they can afford to get good tax advice, and b) many of the incentives are there so people that do have money are compelled to take risks to create businesses, apartments for rent, etc. The tax code favors rich people, and no matter what each of us pays, we already know it's less likely a poor person will dodge paying taxes than the rich person. How many tax evasion cases do you hear about where the dude evaded because he owed five grand?

Third, the fact she just didn't like that after posting something personally and publicly that involved US government property someone questioned if the taxpayers were paying for what appeared to be her vacation. Questioning our leaders, and in this case, this leader's wife, is the responsibility of citizens in a democracy. If not, why bother to have one.

Louise Linton can apologize all she wants. I'm not accepting this one. This is from a small person, who feels the need to stand on the shoulders of others to feel bigger.

It sounds awfully familiar, like something I've heard recently from.... I don't know... the White House.

Key Words: Louise Linton, apologies, Steven Mnuchin, who talks like this