Quote:
Originally Posted by strupgolf
Its hard to understand the damage. When I heard 35 homes destroyed, these weren't just homes, they were castles. The TV footage showed homes burning, and the size was fantastic. This area is full of upscale homes that must have been 10,000 sf. But if you live in a area where fires are common, then you have to take the good and the bad.We, as taxpayers, should not have to subsidize the rebuilding of these homes. If they have insurance, fine, but dont call on the rest of us to bail them out.
|
Wow, off the wall at least. Uninformed is more like it.
Ever stop to think how much taxes they pay on those $5 million homes? Lots more than you do. Ever stop to think how much income taxes those wealthier people pay? Lots more than you do.
Yes they have insurance and will pay to rebuild their own homes, but you are seriously messed up by thinking that you support them in any way, shape, or form. The opposite is true. They are supporting YOU. The wealthy pay more than their fair share and you should be thanking them, not condeming them.
The top 5% of the nation as far as income pay HALF of all the taxes collected. HALF!
What we are doing is to help to pay for the fire-fighting effort. That would be no different if the house was 500 square feet or 5,000.
So unless you are the top 4% you have no room to b!tch.