Yeah, and the fact is there are no "starving" people in the US. There aren't. There are certainly hungry people, but no one (short of neglect by a caretaker or mental defect) "starves" in the US.
And that says a lot I think. On Oct 22, 4:42 pm, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The poor can avail themselves of food banks and many programs that > favor their poverty. There are plenty of taxes- sometimes disguised as > fees. Only taxes and death are certain- someone else said it. ? > > On Oct 22, 4:16 pm, mark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > isn't it funny how the dems always seem to exclude their rich folk in > > the mix. I guess if you are rich and a republican you aren't paying > > enough, but if you are rich and a dem you pay too much. there should > > be no income tax period. a ntional sales tax will solve all the > > problems. the rich will pay more because they buy more expensive > > products. the poor will pay also, but not as much. every person in > > this country should pay taxes. everyone. > > > On Oct 22, 4:44 pm, rigsy03 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There should be an evaluation of wealth, pensions, etc. re Social > > > Security and Medicare- those over a certain figure should not receive > > > benefits from those systems. We should all be glad that Social > > > Security was not dumped into the stock market! > > > > On Oct 22, 2:31 pm, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > The largest outlays in our Budget are for "Entitlements", like Social > > > > Security and Medicare... > > > > > How many Rich People do you suppose use those compared to the "Poor" > > > > and Middle Class? > > > > > On Oct 22, 12:27 pm, Kamakazee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > I've read the below twice and I've yet to find a sentence that is > > > > > accurate. The most claring inconsistency is "I see Congree spending > > > > > money to help the rich stay rich...." > > > > > > And then you blame the Reps for all of it. > > > > > > Errrr... check the Senate and House, lemme know what you find. > > > > > > Or better, don't let me know. > > > > > > (sigh) > > > > > > On Oct 22, 10:54 am, VT Sean Lewis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > I have no problem with the richest Americans paying the same tax > > > > > > rate > > > > > > as struggling working class Americans. > > > > > > > Why do Republicans have such a problem with this? > > > > > > > If I am a struggling working class American and I see Congress > > > > > > spending money to help the rich stay rich as a consequence > > > > > > of the rich being fiscally irresponsible and running the economy > > > > > > into a ditch, is it being unfair to ask the rich to them help > > > > > > pay for the damage of their irresponsibility? > > > > > > > Apparently the Republicans feel this is unfair. > > > > > > > I don't. I Think people call it sharing the pain.- Hide quoted text > > > > > > - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
