Ben Franklin opined that there was nothing certain but death and taxes. Id add a third to the list of certainties, anti-Semitism, and this week reminds us of that. As Americans struggled with preposterously complex federal income tax regulations and ever-higher tax burdens, the Washington Examiners Timothy P. Carney tweeted Thats the price we pay for 7 of the 10 richest counties being within commuting distance of DC. Right he is.