This class of people you speak of wouldn't be shit without the working class. to wit
those people who will not be turning a shovel full of dirt on this (Muscle Shoals Dam Project) or be contributing a pound of material towards it will collect more money from the United States than will the People who supply all the material and do all the work on it." Thomas Edison Peace, Doc On Nov 23, 10:39 am, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > The problem with this, Dave, is it's penalizing those who worked > hardest and achieved. Where is the incentive to achieve in a society > that penalizes you for doing so? Why would I want to work harder than > you and earn twice what you earn, only to have to pay twice as much > for things as you do? At the end of the day we're basically equal but > I worked much harder getting there than you. Soon, I'll just stop > trying. > > The carrot that drives greatness in this country is the opportunity > for success that can be achieved thru hard work, dedication and > innovation. Take that carrot away and the motivation to succeed also > goes and the country fails. > > On Nov 23, 10:06 am, Dave <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Well, shouldn't the rich at least have to pay fees/fines/penalties > > relative to their income then? > > > Currently - > > Pat who makes $50,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket for > > $50.00. > > Terry who makes $5,000,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket > > for $50.00. > > > But what if the ticket was based on a percentage of 0.1% rather then a > > fixed amount? > > > If based on 0.1% - > > Pat who makes $50,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket for > > $50.00. > > Terry who makes $5,000,000 per year parks illegally and gets a ticket > > for $5,000.00. > > > Imagine the possibilities - > > 1. Terry would try a little harder not to park illegally. > > 2. Our Cities, States, and Country would receive huge increases of > > revenue. > > 3. The USA may be able to go to a flat tax for income of %10 for > > EVERYONE (Yes, Including the rich). -- 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.
