Guest Spicy McHaggis Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 From an email: If you don't understand the Democrats' version of tax cuts (and you are not alone), this will help explain it for you: 50,000 people go to a baseball game, but the game was rained out. A refund was then due. The team was about to mail refunds when the congressional Democrats stopped them and suggested that they send out refund amounts based on the Democrat National Committee's interpretation of fairness. After all, if the refunds were made based on the price each person paid for the tickets, most of the money would go to the ticket holders of the most expensive tickets. That would be unconscionable. The DNC plan says: People in the $10 seats will get back $15, because they have less money to spend. Call it an "Earned" Income Ticket Credit". Persons "earn" it by demonstrating little ambition, few skills and poor work habits, thus keeping them at entry-level wages. People in the $25 seats will get back $25, because that's only fair. People in the $50 seats will get back $1, because they already make a lot of money and don't need a refund. If they can afford a $50 ticket, then they must not be paying enough taxes. People in the $75 luxury seats will have to pay another $50, because they have way too much to spend. The people driving by the stadium who couldn't afford to watch the game will get $10 each; even though they didn't pay anything, they need the most help. Now do you understand? If not, contact Representative Nancy Pelosi or Senator Tom Daschle for assistance.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 It got a little chuckle out of me. I'm assuming the people watching the game on TV get $10, too...
Guest DrTom Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 I got this in email a couple months ago. Good stuff.
Guest Jobber of the Week Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 Persons "earn" it by demonstrating little ambition, few skills and poor work habits And every rich person has acquired every bit of their wealth on their own efforts, too! Inheritance? What? Generally though, if you're trying to revive an economy, you want to give the money to the greater numbers, so that they will go out and spend.
Guest Ripper Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 Everytime I see well off people say that those without that much money are that way because they don't work hard, it makes me sick.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 Everytime I see well off people say that those without that much money are that way because they don't work hard, it makes me sick. What about those that aren't well off but still say it?...
Guest Ripper Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 Same thing. Basically stupid people make me sick so anyone that possibly believes that falls into that catagory.
Guest Jobber of the Week Posted July 10, 2003 Report Posted July 10, 2003 What about those that aren't well off but still say it?... I want to say first that I am not always an opponent of conservatives in finances. I'm pretty pissed at our state democrats for killing this proposal to fix our budget issues without a tax increase, for instance. However, I can never understand those who go on about how woe is the wealthy and taking up the rich man's plight. I do believe that if taxes are made on a percentage of income, that typically, tax breaks ought to split up the same way. But this is no ordinary tax break, this is a tax break intended to bring back our economy. In that sense, you do need to tip it to the middle class a bit, because they're the ones doing most the spending. Maintaining the status quo will improve nothing, because we're currently following the status hole and in this recession. The idea is that by tipping the scales slightly, we'll all be ahead in the end. Joe Middle-Class goes out and buys stuff at a retail store who William Wealthy owns stock in. Products that are manufactuered by a company that Michael Moneybags is on the board of, etc. As for people who "aren't well off" but feel they need to fight for the upper class, I don't know why. You do understand that rich people control politics right? They're the ones who make all the campaign donations, that run for office, etc. I cannot remember the time that a car mechanic or someone working the checkout at Sears won the Presidency. Even O'Reilly, a media whore with a high-profile education who makes millions while claiming to represent blue-collar Americans, will tell you that money class is the true divder in life. The first chapter of his first book is about how income is above race, sexuality, etc in driving discrimination.
Guest Ripper Posted July 11, 2003 Report Posted July 11, 2003 I think alot of the "damn the rich" talk comes from rich people calling that guy working 2 jobs and 80 hours a week "lazy" and thats why he isn't well off.
Guest La Parka Es Mi Papa Posted July 11, 2003 Report Posted July 11, 2003 I found it somewhat amusing, although I do agree with Jobber and Ripper that the "less money = lazy" arguement pisses me off.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted July 12, 2003 Report Posted July 12, 2003 Wow, my last remark was meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but it morphed into an actual dialogue. In my experiences, I’ve seen people that worked several jobs and squeaking by – heck, I’m one of them right now *crosses fingers and hopes for decent job once moved back to PA*. However I don’t blame the “rich” or “well-off” for my lot in life, and neither did most of the people that I knew. I/they blame the Jews. kidding And by the way, what do you all consider to be “well off”? I figure a single person earning $100,00 to be fairly comfortable…
Guest Bosstones Fan Posted July 13, 2003 Report Posted July 13, 2003 And by the way, what do you all consider to be “well off”? I figure a single person earning $100,00 to be fairly comfortable… I'm a single guy and I make $45,000 a year; I live pretty comfortably.
Guest kkktookmybabyaway Posted July 13, 2003 Report Posted July 13, 2003 Do you think you deserve to be in the highest tax bracket?...
Guest deadbeater Posted July 13, 2003 Report Posted July 13, 2003 The poor people and the middle class payed for that stadium with their taxes. The rich owners in the luxury gets all the revenue genrated, and hide the money in the Cayman Islands. Now the government want the middle class to pay even more in state taces so that Warren Buffett gets his $350 million tax cut among others.
Guest Brian Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 The poor people and the middle class payed for that stadium with their taxes. The rich owners in the luxury gets all the revenue genrated, and hide the money in the Cayman Islands. That's a big part of how the government works, using tax payer dollars to foot the bill while profit can be made for the few.
Guest NoCalMike Posted July 16, 2003 Report Posted July 16, 2003 A lot of it boils down to simple GREED.
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