On 12/08/2011 09:30 AM, Pete Theisen wrote: > Stephen Russell wrote: >> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 1:17 AM, Michael Madigan<[email protected]> wrote: >>> since 50% of people pay zero federal income tax now, we've tipped the >>> balance in this country. People will continue to vote for handouts. >> ------------------------- >> >> Some of those "people" are huge corporations. >> >> Those corporations will lobby for the handouts and receive them much >> faster then the poor. >> >> Isn't it funny that these corporations were given "person" status to >> give them SPENDING power as well as a voice in our government. I'll >> believe that they are worth that when I see the state of Texas execute >> one, or one applies for a passport to go and visit the vast sums of >> money they have stored up outside of the USA. > Hi Stephen, > > It is very much a scam. The richies blow off all responsibility while > retaining privilege. The little people expend the effort, the big people > get the reward. > > And the middle taxpayers pay for it all. Welfare for the rich.
I agree Pete. I've heard loads of bitching about redistribution of income from an income tax, that uses progressively higher rate as an individual's income increases, but what about the government's distribution of income to multi-millionaires and billionaires, including their corporations and special interests. Multi-millionaires and billionaires only comprise a very small percent of the USA population. Also, the Supreme Court's ruling in "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission", which rolled back restriction on campaign contributions, needs to be reversed, but not in a way that set a precedent limiting first amendment rights to free speech. In a democracy people make their voices heard by voting their convictions. If multi-millionaires, billionaires and their corporations are allowed to make unlimited political contributions, they can drowned out the voice of ordinary, rational citizen with campaigns so rich they overwhelming rational thinking and embed misinformation and fear in all its many forms, in the minds of the USA population. If successful, the voices heard on election day from most citizen would only be an echo planted deep in the subconscious of the voter by those who control mass media, which has, and currently is, undergoing consolidation into fewer and fewer hands. Citizens need free, equal access to all the information, if they are to make an informed vote on election day. Congress need to enact campaign reform limiting political contributions, and have it taken to the Supreme Court, so the Supreme Court can overturn "Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission". Limited campaign contributions would better equalize the resources available to each campaign, so the citizen could have full access to all information about political platforms. Only then would citizens be able to express an informed, rational voice on election day. Regards, LelandJ Regards, LelandJ _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
