On 2/7/07, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > JJ wrote: > > When did I ever, ever say I was for that? > > Cmon Gruss, at least be honest in your argument. > > That's what I thought you said! Here's what I thought was the > breakdown, please correct: > > * Edwards said we need mandatory healthcare and those making $200k+/yr > will pay for it.
An interesting way of looking at taxes there G-main! Maybe we can segregate things so we'll know who's paying for what. Specifically. The idea is that some of the money comes from reverting some tax cuts. Jerry was even specific when he said which cuts. I'm so biased, I'm like "all cuts! You don't cut taxes and increase spending!", but I'm not a solid economist. Or even arm chair. :-/ * You said that, in lieu of a flat tax, this was fair because those > that make a little more should pay a little more (since they can > afford it). Well, what is interesting, is: don't they get more money, just for having more money? Isn't that how interest works? Perhaps you could expound on interest a bit-- Considering the government controls it (something that I'm not sure some of the founding fathers would approve of) and all. Erp! Make that "privately Owned". FedRes ain't Fed?!?!? Fer Real? * I said asking people who make $200k+/yr to pay for it was bound to > piss people off and, if you keep adding more and more taxes, will > cause them to pull their money out. Dude, I hate to break it to you, but we have to pay for all the stuff we're "magically" pulling out of thin air now. Sadly, because our system is flawed, and maybe ironically-- anyways, the "rich" were in the best position to actually prevent such wacked-out spending, yet everyone was so busy lining pockets with "future money", they didn't bother. Now it's time to pay the piper (and we're ALL gonna pay the piper for a long while, neh?) and it's all, "boo hoo, now I gotta shift my money around so the RIS don't git me". The bastards who can, will do so, as you stated, because they can, BTW-- "Yes, I'd like to transfer $336.33 to my off-shore account"-- yup, real practical there. Ironically, the people bitching the most, are probably the ones who will just bail with "their" money. The attitude is what bugs me. This isn't a closed system, like J-man pointed out. Don't like it? Get out and change it. If you've got the kind of money that makes you worry when people mention taxing the top X%, you've got the kind of money it takes to effect change in the government. Sadly. Seems more about $$ than votes. Yes, it's the attitude. It's a stereo type, obviously. Death and Taxes! Oh know, both bad things! Sike. It's not stealing, stop thinking that. (But the pres trying to be all powerful does mess up this whole system-- It's supposed to be "The People". WTF happened?!?!) Ah, good stuff. =] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Upgrade to Adobe ColdFusion MX7 Experience Flex 2 & MX7 integration & create powerful cross-platform RIAs http:http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:227231 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
