Don't be silly. On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 8:49 PM, Stephen P. King <[email protected]> wrote: > On 9/4/2012 4:23 PM, Richard Ruquist wrote: >> >> What struck me is that the "the USERS of wealth in directing the life >> of the country." >> seem to be exporting jobs overseas and hiding their money there as well. >> Richard > > > OK, let us confiscate all capital and distribute it evenly to every one. > Then what? > >> >> On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 4:12 PM, John Mikes <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> First to Bruno's response to >>> >>> (R):3) It's also probably why taxing the rich ultimately doesn''t work, >>> it >>> lowers every body's income to fit the curve. A nd why trickle down >>> doesn't >>> work. >>> >>> "I do agree with this. The leftist idea of distributing richness cannot >>> work >>> for many reasons. But richness must be based on facts, and not on >>> propaganda. Today we are living a perversion of capitalism, because too >>> much >>> investment are money stealing in disguise. The whole oil, and military >>> industries, jail systems, and pharmaceutical industries are build on >>> sands. >>> It will crumbled down, and the sooner the better. But it will take time >>> as >>> the most of the middle class and banks are hostage (not always knowingly) >>> of >>> professional liars." >>> >>> It is a 'trap' to falsify the adequate taxing of the 'rich' as a leftist >>> attempt to distributing richness. It does not include more than a >>> requirement for THEM to pay their FAIR share - maybe more than the >>> not-so-rich layers (e.g. higher use of transportation, foreign >>> connections, >>> financial means, etc. - all costing money to the country) in spite of >>> their >>> lower share in the present unjust taxation-scheme. >>> >>> The rest of your reply is appreciable, however the 'crumbling' down may >>> only >>> follow a total disaster for the not-so-rich people. >>> >>> The said 'taxing' is not a 'trickle down' trick, it is providing the >>> (missing) means to society to stay healthy and sane. >>> (JM) >>> >>> Now to Brent's addendum: >>> >>> I agree - although Brent, too, has fallen into the trap of a >>> misidentified >>> problem-view: the equalization of wealth, a 200 year obsolete idea that >>> cannot work for several reasons. Socialism (not to even mentioning >>> communism) are never realized (realizable?) dreams of idealists (calling >>> themselves "materialists"). >>> >>> Then again I would not identify 'the rich' as >>> "...people who live comfortably solely on their investments..." >>> which may not be objectionable (ppensioners, etc.) but the USERS of >>> wealth >>> in directing the life of the country. Though they may do so, they should >>> contribute from their share of fortune to the expenses. >>> And PLEASE, Brent, do not even utter in econo-political discussion the >>> word >>> "FAIRNESS"! >>> >>> John M >>> >>> >>> >>> > > > -- > Onward! > > Stephen > > http://webpages.charter.net/stephenk1/Outlaw/Outlaw.html > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Everything List" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en. >
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