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THought I'd post a silly analogy just like in the OP: What do you guys think?? Funny or not????
Tell your kids this story...
There was a boy who grew up in a middle class family, worked his way thru college, studied hard, and graduated top of his class. With the Reagan Tax Reform act of 1986 - which disproportionately lowered taxes on the wealthy - he decided to go into business, and was successful and ended up hiring over 100 people... and became rich...
When things got tough - he would fire people and cut employee benefits as needed to keep profits up - what else can a CEO do??
One day, nearing his 'golden years' - a politician comes to town and imposed an additional 2% tax on anyone with incomes over $500,000....
This hard working, God Fearing man lost it. He boarded an international flight, and over the mid-Atlantic went into the bathroom, mixed two liquids together in a small cannister, pulled the smoke alarm down to exposed the wires, then touched them to make a spark - causing a huge explosion that sent all 300 passengers and crew to their deathes...
And this is why taxes on the rich should NEVER, EVER be raised... Because in 'class warfare', there ARE casualties... You can only punish the successful just so much before they SNAP!!!
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THought I'd post a silly analogy just like in the OP: What do you guys think?? Funny or not????
Tell your kids this story...
There was a boy who grew up in a middle class family, worked his way thru college, studied hard, and graduated top of his class. With the Reagan Tax Reform act of 1986 - which disproportionately lowered taxes on the wealthy - he decided to go into business, and was successful and ended up hiring over 100 people... and became rich...
When things got tough - he would fire people and cut employee benefits as needed to keep profits up - what else can a CEO do??
One day, nearing his 'golden years' - a politician comes to town and imposed an additional 2% tax on anyone with incomes over $500,000....
This hard working, God Fearing man lost it. He boarded an international flight, and over the mid-Atlantic went into the bathroom, mixed two liquids together in a small cannister, pulled the smoke alarm down to exposed the wires, then touched them to make a spark - causing a huge explosion that sent all 300 passengers and crew to their deathes...
And this is why taxes on the rich should NEVER, EVER be raised... Because in 'class warfare', there ARE casualties... You can only punish the successful just so much before they SNAP!!!
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I believe it's up to parents to teach their kids about money and finance.
Some days I teach my kids about liberal economics. If they do some extra task, I might pay them but then I take away their money and tell them we must be fair and give an equal portion to the ones who sat watching television or playing video games. Other days are conservive economics where if they do the work, they keep the money. It's interesting that they will only work on conservative economics days.
I believe it's up to parents to teach their kids about money and finance.
Some days I teach my kids about liberal economics. If they do some extra task, I might pay them but then I take away their money and tell them we must be fair and give an equal portion to the ones who sat watching television or playing video games. Other days are conservive economics where if they do the work, they keep the money. It's interesting that they will only work on conservative economics days.
So basically conservative economics are for the immature?
You are sounding awfully paranoid now. Help is available ya know.
I see you speak as your description states about what you do not know. I may need professional help but it is not about paranoia. And certainly not about eeeeeeeee, aka sunkelhammer.
I believe it's up to parents to teach their kids about money and finance.
Some days I teach my kids about liberal economics. If they do some extra task, I might pay them but then I take away their money and tell them we must be fair and give an equal portion to the ones who sat watching television or playing video games. Other days are conservive economics where if they do the work, they keep the money. It's interesting that they will only work on conservative economics days.
You know what would be a real scream???
When you're old and in a nursing home, your kids tell you they'll only foot the bill every other month (conservative months), and that on the other months they'll purge some money from your savings accounts and give it to people who didn't think to save for their retirement... because they have to be fair.
Biggest problem I can see with your story is it's based on a lie. The top 5% earners pay 60% of the taxes while receiving less than 37% of the income. Wouldn't a "disproportionate tax cut for the wealthy" have to take that tax percentage down below 37%?
When you're old and in a nursing home, your kids tell you they'll only foot the bill every other month (conservative months), and that on the other months they'll purge some money from your savings accounts and give it to people who didn't think to save for their retirement... because they have to be fair.
ROFLMAO!!!
The rub here is only liberal parents have to rely on their kids to pay their nursing home bill. Conservative folks already have their care taken care of. Ooops!! LOL.
Or you could just teach them personal finance and instead of indoctrinating them towards your political viewpoint.
It so happens when you teach kids about personal finance, you are simultaneously teaching them conservative values. That's a kick in the pants, ain't it?
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