Celebrities make up a smaller part of society than rich businessmen and women and, thus, won't be able to generate as much income for the government as a few dozen rich businessmen.
I might be confused regarding Walter Williams' recent opinion article ("Why don't American liberals point fingers at wealthy celebrities?" Oct. 20).
As far as I can tell, the increased tax burden that President Obama is asking the rich to pay will be borne by all rich people, even those celebrities. He is, in fact, pointing his finger at them, just as he is at CEOs, asking them to pay more. I'm not aware of any sort of celebrity loophole for liberals.
Also, celebrities make up a smaller part of society than rich businessmen and women and, thus, won't be able to generate as much income for the government as a few dozen rich businessmen.
In other words, the answer to Williams' question about why he doesn't point his finger at them is this: first, he actually does, and second, they aren't worth too much effort because they represent such a small part of society.
Stephen Hardy
Paris, France