[Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth

[Herb Parsons]

The problem is the way it's distributed.

I'm doing these from memory, so my numbers may be off, but not by much.
40% of our working population pay NO income tax. Obama wants to increase 
that.
I believe the number I heard was 1% pay over 80% of our total taxes.

You put me in that 1% (Brad, isn't that YOU????), I'm going to be 
looking for some way to put my money were I'm supporting fewer people.


stan wrote:
> why do I have such a problem understanding this noise about"redistribution 
> of wealth" - we have been doing it for the past 8 years and as you can see, 
> it is killing us.   You just have to do it in the right direction.   I have 
> lived through the trickle down direction at least 3 times and it has never 
> worked.  I have lived through trickle up once and the country bloomed.
>
> ss
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> From: "JbTek" <j.bulfer at jbtek.com>
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> Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 5:11 PM
> Subject: [Rhodes22-list] spread the wealth
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>> This is a great analogy,
>> Jb
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>>
>> Today on my way to lunch I passed a homeless guy with a sign that read 
>> "Vote Obama, I need the money." I laughed.
>>
>> Once in the restaurant my server had on a "Obama 08" tie, again I laughed 
>> as he had given away his political preference--just imagine the 
>> coincidence.
>>
>> When the bill came I decided not to tip the server and explained to him 
>> that I was exploring the Obama redistribution of wealth concept. He stood 
>> there in disbelief while I told him that I was going to redistribute his 
>> tip to someone who I deemed more in need--the homeless guy outside. The 
>> server angrily stormed from my sight.
>>
>> I went outside, gave the homeless guy $10 and told him to thank the server 
>> inside as I've decided he could use the money more. The homeless guy was 
>> grateful.
>>
>> At the end of my rather unscientific redistribution experiment I realized 
>> the homeless guy was grateful for the money he did not earn, but the 
>> waiter was pretty angry that I gave away the money he did earn even though 
>> the actual recipient deserved money more.
>>
>> I guess redistribution of wealth is an easier thing to swallow in concept 
>> than in practical application.
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