Robin Hood, Luskin, Krugman and getting the story straight...

Don Luskin does a brilliant job blasting Krugman on NRO today. But here's one more for the fire. The main thrust of Krugman's article is here:

Bush's tax cuts will require large cuts in popular government programs. And for the vast majority of Americans, the losses from these cuts will outweigh any gains from lower taxes … The end result of current policies will be a large-scale transfer of income from the middle class to the very affluent.

He claims this is Robin Hood in reverse. We should ask Mr. K. if he has ever read Robin Hood (even the Disney film would suffice). Somewheree in our social mythology we've defined Robin Hood as stealing from the Rich and giving to the poor. While that's generally true, the real notion of Robin Hood is stealing from an over-taxing government and giving back to the people. Let's get our analogies straight here.

(by the way, I've linked the picture to the only decent film adaptation of Robin Hood)