Class envy is rife in this country. We don't even try to hide it anymore.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

I don't think taxes are stupid. Taxes are necessary and a rightful function of government. However, there are legitimate taxes and illegitimate taxes. Taxes that disincentivize good stewardship and accomplishment -- like inheritance and progressive income taxes -- are an illegitimate use of the government's taxing power, in my opinion.

One of the great ironies of the American political landscape is that Americans are always clamoring for more government handouts, more benefits, more entitlements, more interventions, more funding, yet they're equally adamant that they not pay more taxes. That's obviously an unsustainable -- and irresponsible -- fiscal model. In my opinion, every time Americans demand a tax cut, there should be an equal, if not greater, cut in benefits. It would be interesting to see what effect that would have on the opinions of taxpayers.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

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"Nonstopdrivel" wrote:

I think you and I have different connotations of the word wealthy.

"DakotaT" wrote:

And the comment about a 60 year old that watch es Fox.......i feel that alot of us "old guys" have been around awhile, and have seen what works and what doesn't work. So the majority (not all mind you) of us old people have gone that way because we have seen what really happens when certain types are in office. I was brought up in public schools, where being a conservative was treated like you had the plague. Typical of schools and colleges today. I learned to vote more from the "right" because of years of expierience.

"Cheesey" wrote:

There are plenty of corrupt wealthy people out there, but that doesn't change the fact that pretty much everything you value in life, you owe to a rich person somewhere. Rich people are what make this world worth living. There is just as much corruption -- and in my opinion, far more -- among the poor as among the rich. It irks me that most people seem to assume that the rich get to their status by unjust means. Maybe we should be turning our critical eye upon the poor, seeing how they're fucking up, and learning from their mistakes, instead of trying to tear everyone down who's learned the rules of life and played the game better than we have.

"Nonstopdrivel" wrote: