WHITE HOUSE IS PUSHING TO CHANGE APRIL FOOL'S DAY TO THE 15TH, IN CONJUNCTION WITH TAX PLAN.3/30/2021 Along with President Biden's tax plan, the White House is also making a push to change April Fool's Day as well. April Fool's Day, which has historically been celebrated on the first day in April, would be moved to coincide with what has become known as, Tax Day.
"It just makes a lot more sense", said a spokesperson from the White House. "People are always forgetting April Fool's Day. They walk into the day totally unprepared and become easy targets. In light of this reality, it was a huge priority of ours to tackle this oppression—of exploiting the most vulnerable Americans--and we found what we believe is the perfect opportunity." The window of opportunity the White House is referring to is Biden's tax plan, which would raise the corporate rate from 21% to 28% and return the top individual rate for those making more than $400,000 per-year to the pre-Trump rate of 39.6%. All-in-all these tax increases will raise $840 billion in taxes over 10 years and will pad the pockets of Washington's richest and most tenured politicians. "We want to turn the tables here", said the White House. "This isn't chump change, and we thought what better way to celebrate April Fool's Day, then to help American's remember who the biggest chumps really are." Asked to clarify what she meant by chumps, the White House spokesperson responded, "Well, you know fools! People who give their hard-earned money to the government and assume it will be used in helpful and appropriate ways. This is literally the most foolish thing in the history of the world. Do these fools really think the government is going to manage their American Dream better than they can do it on their own? Do they really think their government cares about their wellbeing and prosperity? Hasn't history shown us enough examples of what power does to people? It corrupts them, and yet these chumps—or fools if you will—continue to vote for representatives who make bold promises of free healthcare, student loan forgiveness, universal basic income and they forget the government isn't in the business of giving money away. We're in the business of taking money away." Though this push—to change April Fool's Day—certainly seems a bit odd as far as a marketing strategy, it is hard to argue against the logic. People will likely find it a lot easier remember April Fool's Day. "We know it's a lot easier to remember things when there is an association to them", said Cindy Sackenburg, a clinical psychologist. "It's even easier when that association has a negative connotation. So, when people remember tax day--as has historically been the case-- they will now also be compelled to remember it is also April Fool's Day; and that the fools celebrated on the day, are themselves." |