[on-ramp]

Originally posted by JanusCole
On this topic, I am a dyed in the wool republican. I even donated heavily to some of the local republican groups seeking tax reform. So I take the party line on taxation: Tax the poor and not the rich. I like the President's plan to reduce taxes on the wealthy and I don't feel any need to pretend otherwise. Frankly, if you make less than six figures, then you need to start paying more, not less. "Progressive" taxation is a deterrent to success. And frankly, people in the "Five Figure Income Club" are the ones most likely to use those idiotic social programs like medicare and welfare etc etc. So I feel that the people who use those programs should be the one's who pay for them. Seems so obvious, right?

So there ya go. On this topic I agree with Bush 110%. Taxing the rich is idiotic. If we simply had the polticial will to heavily tax the deadbeats who make less than $100k, then we'd solve all of our bugdet problems in one shot and enjoy the benefits of a booming economy as the rich spend more money to fuel economic growth. If the poor were actually forced to PAY for the programs they enjoy, then you'd see government shrink to almost nothing. As long as the poor outnumber the wealthy at the polls and can use their political numerical leverage to keep reaching endlessly (and irresponsibly) into our wallets, then government will simply continue to grow, economic life will be stifled, and success will continue to be penalized.

just curious, how many slaves do you have on your plantation?