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Originally posted by sonofliberty1776
reply to post by Benevolent Heretic
Thanks for the reply. You were actually one of the people I hoped would reply. Your posts are generally well thought out, and I respect that even though we disagree on most issues.
However, you artfully dodged the question. I think we can assume that most of these tax dodging corporations do not support the entitlement programs I have mentioned. I ask again, how much extra do you pay to the government to support the programs you believe in?
I guess your answer is that you give zero dollars? You only support these programs when spending other people's money?
Originally posted by nivekronnoco
reply to post by sonofliberty1776
Your question is both ignorant and ridiculous...
I pay my taxes...if the top 10%....the elite.....the powers that be...Would pay theirs....we could afford everything...try not to lick too much of the man's spittle...eh?
Actually, there is a cure for stupidity. The cure is not FDA approved however since it involves the direct internal application of lead into the sufferers cranial cavity. This does not make the person any smarter due to the extremely high rate of fatality(99.99999999%) arising from the treatment, but it does help raise the overall level of intelligence in the remaining population.
Originally posted by dawnstar
reply to post by sonofliberty1776
would stupid frog and fairy statues for a new pentagon building qualify as "necessary"? since well, the money was appropriated to the dod, ya know defense.....but then, well, it was the pentagon that deciding that a frog was more important than them to have the ability to reassign the troops when it's called for!
our gov't is being run stupidly, and there isn't any cure for stupid!!!
“When we start talking about all of our men and women across all our services deployed in foxholes around the world, yet we’re kind of dangling this thing that we may or may not be able to pay [them] … that is certainly on their minds,” said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James Roy, who testified Wednesday with the other senior enlisted advisors before the House Appropriations Committee’s military construction and veterans affairs panel.
www.navytimes.com...
To me those are just entitlement programs like SS, medicaid, et al. All subsidies, bailouts, entitlements and any other non-Constitutional spending needs to be ended.
Originally posted by Erongaricuaro
I have to agree with the OP, corporate bailouts are a much better use of our tax dollars. We might as well be feeding the greediest hogs at the trough. We certainly don't want any of that moeny being spent on infrastructure, education, or anything else so frivilous. Darn better make sure none of those poor folk get any - it's their choice to be poor, right?
Our tax money should ONLY be used to bailout greed ventures after the top dogs of the outfit squander everything they've stolen from their clients and need more. Conservatism, the near-perfect system of control.
Exactly how would that cut taxes? As for the rich paying "more" and the poor "less" a flat tax would accomplish that as would the "fair tax".
Originally posted by dreamseeker
reply to post by sonofliberty1776
Well we do need all of the programs. If not we may become a third world nation. The rich should pay more because they have more money. The poor should pay less. I am in the poor so I should pay less. As human beings we all need to look out after each other to make sure everyone has their basic need met. Why does anyone need 2 homes or 5 cars when people are suffering?
I am a liberal and for me it is not about government involvement but in what makes sense and what is the most humane thing to do. I am for small business,small government and less taxes myself. Social Security should never be cut or any other benefits unless another program is enstated that will help people more.