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In our warped society some people are making too much money and it's just NOT FAIR.
Legally take it from one and in the name of compassion give it to others.
It's just logical to assume that people with money make more money as they have money to invest.
That is also NOT FAIR.
But you can NEVER achieve financial equality because there always needs to be someone with money to give to those that don't have it. Government is just a redistributor of that money.
" it's just NOT FAIR.' Sounds like a little 10 year old.
What's the matter, can't YOU do better in life?
Instead of being jealous, why don't you something to increase your situation?
You're right. To fix this I propose a flat income tax rate of 20% for everybody, no deductions. Starting at Dollar 1.
I am firmly middle class and that would cause me to pay 12% more every year in income taxes. That is a pretty drastic tax hike on everyone who makes under $250k, and is an effective tax decrease on everyone making over $250k.
The resources available to people today are staggering. I don't care how poor you are - if you can get online, you can get an education, and it costs nothing. The problem isn't a lack of opportunity. Not in this day and age. It's a lack of parenting.
Really ? tell me when was the last time you went to college ? And most of those online colleges ARE SCAMS and they are also not cheap. Look up pheonix university they are an online college, there degrees are pretty useless and yet still people go for them. College is not cheap and neither is college books. You can easily spend $200 on just one book
conservatives hate. I wish it were more complex, but conservatives hate poor people. They hate them with a passion.
There is not anything that upsets conservatives as much as the idea that some minority single mom is getting some government benefit.
It burns them up. They hate those women their children, they hate the whole idea that the government should do anything for people like that.
I get what you're saying. Some do... yes. But what about the mom that has several children from different fathers? And no this ain't about race, because I know plenty of whites with several baby daddies as well. At some point that single mom has to exercise some sort of responsibility and take accountability for her own actions. Yes, s*** happens. Women get pregnant out of wedlock all of the time. But, when it becomes a cycle, I tend to lose sympathy, because at some point you have to take some responsibility for your OWN actions!
I am firmly middle class and that would cause me to pay 12% more every year in income taxes. That is a pretty drastic tax hike on everyone who makes under $250k, and is an effective tax decrease on everyone making over $250k.
I am middle class as well, but single (and at least for 2011 taxes didnt have a mortgage to claim interest)
I havent done my taxes this year yet but last year, single, no mortgage I ended up with a effective FED rate of 16.2%
Add in NC state taxes on top of that (~7%)
Add SS/Med on top of that (5.62% last year)
Just that is 28.82%
Then property taxes on my car
Gas tax($.50/gallon)
Sales tax (10%)
So that would actually be a decrease for me and I made less than $100,000 in 2011 (just under $75,000 as a matter of fact)
This year will probably be about the same. I made about 32% more money in 2012 but have 8 months of mortgage interest to claim.
Cool, so stereotypes are OK now? If so, we could have a lot of fun with some others...
Stereotypes? I have not stereotyped anyone. conservatism is a political ideology. I am responding to the expressed views of conservatives, and conservatives hate.
I get what you're saying. Some do... yes. But what about the mom that has several children from different fathers? And no this ain't about race, because I know plenty of whites with several baby daddies as well. At some point that single mom has to exercise some sort of responsibility and take accountability for her own actions. Yes, s*** happens. Women get pregnant out of wedlock all of the time. But, when it becomes a cycle, I tend to lose sympathy, because at some point you have to take some responsibility for your OWN actions!
if we had proper sex education in this country and not just in a few states perhaps she would be better prepared to keep her legs closed. Also if condoms and other contraceptives were more widely pushed instead of abstinence we would have less kids being born and than in turn being a much lesser drain on others.
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