LABOR BOARD, DEMOCRATS UNVEIL NEW INCOME DREDGE: THE MCCAW TAX

The Santa Barbara Independent, ever the reliable stenographers for the progressive agenda, breathlessly reported this week that the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has 'pierced the corporate veil' of local media mogul Wendy McCaw, demanding a cool $3.6 million from her personal coffers. It seems the Trump administration hasn't yet managed to defang every three-letter agency that, for decades, has served as a de facto collection agency for organized labor and, by extension, the Democrat Party machine. One has to wonder if they'll send a commemorative plaque to her, perhaps a framed copy of the 'Corporate Veil Piercing Permit' signed in triplicate, or maybe just a bill for the 'services rendered.'

This latest bureaucratic strong-arming isn't about fostering fair labor practices; it's about signaling to every successful entrepreneur in the nation that if you dare challenge the union-Democrat complex, they will come for your personal fortune. It's truly inspiring to see Washington's finest legal minds diligently working to redistribute wealth from job creators to, well, whoever the NLRB decides is more deserving on any given Tuesday. Forget due process or the sanctity of private enterprise; when the Left needs a headline and a few million, the ‘corporate veil’ is apparently as sturdy as a tissue paper curtain.

What the Independent conveniently glosses over is the chilling precedent this sets. Today an employer, tomorrow a small business owner who dared to disagree with a union demand. This isn't justice; it's a shakedown, neatly packaged as a regulatory action. While President Trump's Justice Department is busy restoring sanity to federal agencies, apparently the NLRB received the memo a bit late. Perhaps they were too busy admiring their new 'corporate veil' pin-cushion. Just remember, folks, when they talk about 'fairness,' what they really mean is 'take from those who earn, give to those who complain,' with a generous cut for the bureaucratic priesthood, of course.