Wealth distribution in the US

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by spudcon

Oh, lucky Ben. He gets to pay for his business expenses and his investments.

Which are deductions, non taxed.

I bet he even got to pay for his college loan.

Uh, like everyone else?

Why can't you get it thru your fucking head that it's his money, not yours, Obama's or anyone else's. When the government takes money or liberty from anyone, it is taking from us all.

Yes they are, through a graduated system most feel is the fairest way, for the last hundred years.

Now what exactly are you bitching about? What do you want to happen? Do you want Ben to pay less than 36% (on part of his income), so you can pay more? A flat rate rather than graduated system?
Or do you want to do away with taxes entirely, don't let the government collect anything. What?

As far a Ben goes, he went on the air and whined about the feds, while totally lying through his teeth with misinformation and distorted numbers, in an attempt to make people feel sorry for him (and his rich buddies), and ultimately fool people into supporting a tax break for him.
He's a lousy actor and proved it Sunday morning.

Now if your real bitch, is where and how the government spends tax revenues, that's a whole different kettle of fish, and has nothing to do with whether they raise Ben's taxes 3% or not.
If starting tomorrow, the government could only spend money on things you approve of, they should still raise Ben's taxes 3%, because they still has to pay for that trillion dollar Iraq war, and 2 or 3 hundred billion for the savings&Loan fiasco, and 9 years in Afghanistan, and bailing out Wall street, and, and, and... plus interest.