I dont care about being rich, but that doesn't mean I plan to be on the street ;) I'm quite happy to be a reasonably affluent taxpayer ;) I just won't cut throats to be Donald Trump. Not worth it for me. But there is a middle ground, and you have found it -- the idea that a safety net is amongst the few things that are important enough that a government should p[ay for them.
On 1/10/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Cam wrote: > > Poor granny out on the street may have made some poor decisions in her > > life, but she's in not position to fix them at this point, and likely > > not capable of earning an income on her own either. She should > > probably be helped out. > > > > Yes, but here's the problem I have with what Gel and Dana have been > saying and/or implying (correct me if I've misunderstood): > > Somebody has to pay to help Granny out. So when somebody says they > don't what to be rich, but do want Granny off the street, they're > really saying they want somebody else to pay for it. > > However, where I think Dana is going is to say that she already pays > her taxes - plenty to help out Granny - it's just that they're being > misallocated. > > If that's all true, then I agree. Get rid of farm subsidies and pay for > Granny. > > In fact, wouldn't it be refreshing if a Presidential candidate put out > a list of all of the things taxes should be used for and promised, if > elected, to veto funds for anything else? That'd be awesome. > Assuming they followed through. > > I bet an Alaskan bridge wouldn't be on that list. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191863 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
