MikePA,
Now, now, must you resort to name calling? Bush lowered them, especially for the rich. I don't believe that worked well enough as he still operated at a yearly deficit. As I stated, those cuts are still in effect. The percent of wealth with the rich increased and the middle class lost. Is that a result of this policy? I believe revenues were up during the Clinton years after taxes were raised. I'm not going to be arrogant enough to state that it was the only reason. I believe that there are many other factors at play.
Wealth inequality in the United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wealth inequality in the United States refers to the unequal distribution of financial assets among residents of the United States. Wealth includes the values of homes, automobiles, businesses, savings, and investments. [1] Those who acquire a great deal of financial wealth do so primarily through the appreciation of fiscal portfolios. For this reason, financial wealth involves only stocks and mutual funds, and other investments and is subject to much greater inequality than net worth alone. Various sociological statistics suggest the severity of wealth inequality "with the top 10% possessing 80% of all financial assets [and] the bottom 90% holding only 20% of all financial wealth."[2]
Net worth is defined as the difference between total assets (includes both tangible assets such as homes and vehicles and intangible such as stocks and checking accounts) and total liabilities (debt, loans, etc.) [3]
Also it seems you're showing a true bias when you assume that anyone who feels that its good when a group of people through its government provides a good level of universal health care. Were you calling the European Democratic States "socialists/communists" or was that just aimed at me. Don't forget Canada, Mexico, Japan etc.
FallbrockFarmer-I believe there are probably some other pretty good places on this earth to live. But the old "love it or leave it" was lame when it was first used and still is. I have the right and obligation as any US citizen to work for what I believe is best for our country. Currently I am on our Town Board and do what I can at the local level. Implying that anyone who disagrees with your views is in favor of "socialist/communist/Marxist" states is not reasonable.
I may be mistaken but it seems to me that this use of "name-calling/ derogatory-labeling" has been use by a few - all on the same side of this discussion.
I've certainly used some sarcasm, but I'm not sure you got it anyway. There I go again.
Loren
I thought that we weren't supposed to get political,and I have tried not to name specific political figures, but....
if you are going to talk about the Bush tax cuts, I seem to recall there was an across the board tax cut by percentage,
As we have a progressive tax system"The Rich"(i.e.anyone w/ a job)OF COURSE got a bigger tax cut. DUH.
Throughout your posts your tone is somehow the rich are somehow "guilty" of some crime. As with most libs you seem to feel that economics is a zero sum game. Sorry but your wrong. Most capitalists/conservatives, understand that instead of fighting over who gets the bigger slice of the pie, it's better to just make the pie bigger.
That way everyone gets more, but that wouldn't fit into an envy based philosophical system.
How many millionaires has Bill Gates created?
How many millionaires has Michael Moore created?
At Least one. Himself. To point out the hypocrisy of the left, one only has to look the fact that Moore is worth an estimated $60mil. lives in a gated compound,owns Halliburton, stock,moved his production company from NYC to Michigan to take advantage of tax`credits that were awarded to him by the Michigan Film Board, take a WAG who happens to sit on the board of the Michigan Film Board. Bingo! His fatness himself.
I will bet a dollar to a donut that you are a fan of Moore's, Cmon Loren you know that you are! And I'll bet that you have based some of your arguments/beliefs of some of his propanganda.
As to Loving the country, I would certainly hope that you do. As to leaving it, I'm not the one that mentioned it, It
is you that continues to expound as to how our country has all these "problems"and that places such as Cuba has a "better" health care system.
Yes, The WHO list is a joke. Cuba/Morrocco/Britain have better health care than the US? Really?
As to your working on the town board, I commend you for your service.
As to the WIKIpedia definition of Wealth equality, I can do it more succinctly "Some people are rich, some are middle class, and some are poor"
And I have a solution that I think that you will like .
How about "from each according to his abilities,to each according to their needs". How does that sound?
Everybody can get whatever they want/need. Sounds like a plan. Right?
seriously.
