You continue to promote the spurious claim that the government is some sort nuetral arbitrator between labor and capital--when it is the tool of capital to exploit labor--enforced by their courts, their laws and their police. Just take a look at who is in control--millionaires, billionaires, corporations and their lobbyists.
On Aug 20, 3:58 am, Bruce Majors <[email protected]> wrote: > Wealthy people produce all the wealth > They invent computers and cell phones. You don't produce anything > > It is clear in the US there is a group of wealthy people like Tom Daschle > who make money by looting taxpayers. Government should be abolished so they > cannot do that > > There is a another group like Bill Gates or Oprah Winfry who create wealth. > > In addition our reply contained no THINKING. You thought you were making an > argument because you were REGURGITATING your PREJUDICES. > > Your argument is something like: wealthy people own most of the wealth, > THEREFORE wealthy people should pay for most of the government's budget. > > There is no logic there. If government is doing something valuable, in > itself dubious, those receiving the benefits and services should pay for it. > Not anyone else. Wealthy people probably "use" government less than anyone > else,since they don't use public education or hospitals. > > > > On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 1:45 PM, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Aug 19, 5:44 am, bruce majors <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Wealthy people pay for virtually the entire federal budget > > > You poor people, even when the government seizes 40% of your income, pay > > for > > > very little of it as you make no money (and never will since the > > government > > > keeps you poor) > > > Contra argument: > > Wealthy people own virtually the entire United States. > > You rich people, even when the government seizes 40% of your income, > > you barely notice it and continue to make ever increasing amounts > > because the government wants to keep you rich. > > > > Some wealthy people shield their wealth from taxes. The Kennedy family > > > does. But the less politically connected ones stillpay for everything > > > People who own everything should pay for everything. > > It's like a rich person inviting a poor person to a party and telling > > them; "You should bring your own food and drinks, oh, and there's a > > cover charge." Oh course we all know that rich people don't really > > like inviting poor people to anything.- 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. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
