> Scott wrote: > Could he not also argue that the governemtn took form him and gave to you? >
How? I didn't get a stimulus check and he did. My point is that we are a country that, on principle, redistributes wealth through all sorts of various programs on the theory that it's an investment. In other words, the theory is that if give person X a tax break and person Y a stimulus check we're investing in America and the tide will lift all boats. This is true, but less obvious, for Medicare type stuff as well. As with arguments like "the death tax" and Obama's tax plan it's a often used technique by the dishonorable to pick out one item and turn it into a center referendum. So my point is, let's take a step back and decide: 1.) Is wealth redistribution an investment? 2.) If so, how much should be invested? 3.) How should it be invested? Thus, for example, if we'd disagree with giving a stimulus check to some segment of the population then we should have an alternative suggestion for the spend. If we disagree with the spend no matter how, then it's a matter of defining the number starting at $0. So unless Sam wants to send me back my money he should shut his yap since he's a beneficiary of wealth redistribution. Mine. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:278352 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
