On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 5:55 PM, Mary Jo wrote: > The fact is, that many of us accept and are willing to deal with the fact > that some people will get aid that don't deserve it, in order to make sure > that those that really need it get it. Rather than to just refuse to give it > at all. > > The poverty level in this country continues to rise, and more and more > middle-class families are really struggling, as we see the top 1% get richer > and richer. So the argument that giving more tax cuts to those at the top > will "stimulate the economy" is one that is starting to wear thin for many.
So we are going to punish successful people out of spite? Or jealousy? Because we are punishing them, make no mistake, if we elect Barack Obama. Punishing success is not a formula for eliminating poverty. In a global market, successful people will just take their marbles and go elsewhere to play. We need to maintain our competitiveness as a market for capital investment. If we follow Obama's plan, we'll have among the highest upper income tax rates in the industrialized world. Money will flee the U.S., the dollar will collapse, and we'll all be screwed. I stay awake at night thinking about just how bad it will be. The unfortunate reality that Congress must face up to in the coming decade is that we can't keep spending more than we take in, and the only solution in a global economy is to reduce spending. Until we radically change Medicare and Social Security, we are stuck in this mess. Why make it worse by raising taxes? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;203748912;27390454;j Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:268267 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
