To review to make sure everyone got that: The nanny state must tax everyone and, after wastage, corruption, and administrative expenses, guarantee everyone their basic rights with what is left.
The employer must withhold state and federal income taxes and social-security taxes from the nanny's wages weekly and remit them to the various tax authorities every quarter, as well as dealing with the agencies that run unemployment-insurance and injury-insurance schemes.
Mr Kerik was President Bush's first pick for homeland security secretary but he withdrew last December after uncovering tax and immigration problems relating to his employment of a nanny.