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Originally posted by milesp
NOOOOOO!!!! Not a reduction in tax deductions available to the wealthy!
Seriously though, I have no problem with the government raising taxes on the wealthiest people in our society to provide healthcare for the most needy.
Originally posted by Ferris.Bueller.II
Anybody remember this 'pledge'?
How many people still believe it?
[edit on 6/13/09 by Ferris.Bueller.II]
Originally posted by milesp
Oh booohooo!
The rich are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that they might have to pay just a little more in taxes so that poor people can see a doctor.
Originally posted by milesp
The rich are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that they might have to pay just a little more in taxes so that poor people can see a doctor.
Oh booohooo!
The rich are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that they might have to pay just a little more in taxes so that poor people can see a doctor.
Originally posted by mikerussellus
Just think how much easier it is going to be, Using Tom Daschels' formula for government healthcare if you're over the age of 55 you don't have anything to worry about if you get sick.
You are just left to die because the cost/benefit ratio would put you out of the "productive' category.
-joy-
Originally posted by FlyersFan
Originally posted by milesp
The rich are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that they might have to pay just a little more in taxes so that poor people can see a doctor.
Keep stealing from the rich and they'll stop producing.
Then we all will be hurting.
We don't have a right to their money.
They earned it. They keep it.
Originally posted by jerico65
I wonder where are all the Obamatrons that were screaming on ATS how Obama was going to make things all better once he was elected.
How does that crow taste??
Ethical government my ass! How about these apples:
www.pantagraph.com...
And everyone bitched and moaned about Bush and his buddies making money off the war and oil. Obama and his buddies will be making it off healthcare reform and cap and trade.
Originally posted by mental modulator
WHERE IS MY SAVIOUR - I -NEED - TO - KISS - HIS - FOOT
Originally posted by Hastobemoretolife
reply to post by milesp
Oh booohooo!
The rich are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that they might have to pay just a little more in taxes so that poor people can see a doctor.
You keep living in your fantasy world. You are one of the people that are going to get a hard backhand slap of reality.
The people are going to revolt soon enough, not that I want them too, but people like you are pushing them into a corner. When the bond market falls out and we are facing 30 - 40% U-6 unemployment, and when the pay Czar start getting his grubby little hands into private business and start trying to tell what owners of companies can make your going to see SHTF.
Somebody put it very clearly earlier in the thread, Atlas will shrug. The rich are going to close up their businesses and stop working putting people out of jobs, even more corporations are going to leave to operate oversea's.
It ain't going to work. So keep living in your fantasy world and I don't want to hear any complaints from you about how you end up even poorer than you are, assuming you are poor.
Originally posted by mental modulator
Originally posted by Ferris.Bueller.II
Anybody remember this 'pledge'?
How many people still believe it?
[edit on 6/13/09 by Ferris.Bueller.II]
Ya I do
I remember many things
Its ok if it is done by your guy, I still believe that.
have fun
Originally posted by Power_Semi
I think Obamas kept his word - he isn't going to raise any of your taxes, "not your income tax, your capital gains tax, etc" just like he said.
Instead he's going to create a whole new range of taxes just like we have in the UK.
How about a Value Added Tax of 15% to 20% on everything that you buy - that would raise money!
How about a council tax (used to be called the poll tax) where you get to pay more money depending on how much your house is worth.
Or how about the "nice view" tax they wanted to introduce here, where govt snoopers come to your house & check out how nice the view is - and the better your view the more you pay.
Or the dustbin tax where they put microchips in the garbage bins and you get to pay depending on how much garbage you dispose of.
Or you get to pay hefty fines of £1000 if you accidentally put your tin cans in the paper & cardboard garbage bin.
Or what about good old carbon credits - they create a whole new market with units that didn't exist before so that you can pay for them.