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There's no doubt that inequality is a reality in this country. Are conservatives concerned about it?
Inequality is an underlying or root cause of many of the major problems or issues this Country is facing. Those who remain unconcerned remain disinterested in addressing, solving or re-solving these problems.
The first step in solution providing is admitting there are problems. No problems? No solutions.
My husband and I are happy with our lot in life....If anyone feels they don't have as much as we do they are welcome to work as hard as we did to attain what we have ended up with...
Well, if that isn't a smug and self congratulatory answer!
Hope you're enjoying the 48 room Tudor Revival McMansion with the six car garage to hold the Lamborghini, Rolls and other cars you own ... satisfied that those poor suckers whose jobs were outsourced by corporations aren't working hard enough by holding down two jobs.
See you shopping in Paris and Milan next week so you can attain more stuff!
I am not a conservative, but I do consider income inequality to be an issue. I don't believe that everyone should be paid the same amount though. That honestly seems absurd, unless we want to do away with the free market entirely, which I'd rather not.
My solution is to end corporate power in the US government. No more lobbyists, no more 'campaign contributions' from businesses (or lobbyists), and no massive government subsidies. Ideally, no subsidies at all. I find it disgusting when Republicans claim to be in favor of a fiscal conservative policy and the free market, but only ever complain about social welfare, when corporate welfare is a significantly larger portion of the federal budget. I get why they happen; if a corporation can't self sustain, people will lose their jobs and becasue people are incredibly stupid, they blame the government for that happening. So they subsidize corporations and give them all kinds of silly and unfair benefits so that they don't have to self sustain; that and corporations will do what the government wants if promised free money, so in fact, it's increasing political corruption.
In short, I want a genuine free market, ideally with minimum regulations. As history has shown, big business is not trustworthy on it's own. There needs to be rules on how workers can be treated, how they're paid, and what they can do to the environment. But these rules should not be so invasive and difficult to abide by that outsourcing becomes the preferred method of labor because it can be done cheaper. That has to end.
Some inequality is fine and can even be good. Ideally, if we were to change our system (or fix it), two things would happen: inequality would decrease overall and quality of life would have a higher minimum standard (not an enforced standard, just a statistical standard). But some jobs are going to earn more than others in a free market. If a business is more profitable, it can pay it's people more, and arguably has an ethical responsibility to do so.
Bravo! Bravissimo! & at the risk of being accused of using logical fallacies? Adam Smith just stopped turning over in his grave.
Well, if that isn't a smug and self congratulatory answer!
Hope you're enjoying the 48 room Tudor Revival McMansion with the six car garage to hold the Lamborghini, Rolls and other cars you own ... satisfied that those poor suckers whose jobs were outsourced by corporations aren't working hard enough by holding down two jobs.
See you shopping in Paris and Milan next week so you can attain more stuff!
I have nowhere close to the things you mentioned in your post.....Work harder, work SMARTER and maybe you won't be so bitter!
You have no idea how hard my husband an I worked to be able to enjoy our retirement.....
My husband and I are happy with our lot in life....If anyone feels they don't have as much as we do they are welcome to work as hard as we did to attain what we have ended up with...
Exactly!
Why are so many people jealous of those who have worked hard and achieved a comfortable living?
Well, if that isn't a smug and self congratulatory answer!
Hope you're enjoying the 48 room Tudor Revival McMansion with the six car garage to hold the Lamborghini, Rolls and other cars you own ... satisfied that those poor suckers whose jobs were outsourced by corporations aren't working hard enough by holding down two jobs.
See you shopping in Paris and Milan next week so you can attain more stuff!
There's no doubt that inequality is a reality in this country. Are conservatives concerned about it?
Sure-
1. Permit energy exploration on federal lands
a. you create good paying jobs
b. energy price reduction increases economic activity
2. Cut corporate taxes to 10%
a. buisnesses will locate to those nations with skilled workers and lower tax rates
3. Corporate consumption tax
a. punish net importers and those who outsource
b. reward exporters and those who employ US citizens
4. Federally subsidized college for those studying engineering, medicine, computer science and other areas in which there is current demand
5. Stop WIC and other programs will create a financial incentive for single parent families and multiple children among the poor who cannot afford them. Curb welfare, foodstamps, assisted housing and social security disability.
6. 0% corporate tax for any manufacturing entity opening within 10 miles of an impoverished area
7. Income tax reform
a. 15%VAT
b. 0 % personal income tax up to 100K
c. 10% 100K to 250K
d. 20% over than
e. balanced budget amendment with re-issuing retired t-bills as debt free currency
8. Renegotiate/eliminate NAFTA and China most favored nation trade status
9. Tax capital gains at the same level as income tax
10. Use increased tax revenues from VAT for direct infrastructure development
11. Subsidize trade schools for those not attending college
12. Ban class action suits- we have an oligopoly of billionaire lawyers created from class action suits, which hamper industry and concentrates wealth in a small segment of the population.
13. inforce immigration laws and go back to the 1966 national quotas which favored european immigrants
a. cheap labor lowers the standard of living for everyone
b. a large cohort of uneducated people living in the US strains social services
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