[Rhodes22-list] POLITICAL: "Spread the Wealth" or "The horse is dead, stop the beating"

[Herb Parsons]

Ben,

Good to see that. So that means that in fact, McCain did NOT "vote with 
President Bush" as Obama (and being fair, McCain at one time) claims, 
since the President doesn't vote on those matters.

When you propose raising taxes for one group, so you can GIVE A CHECK to 
another group, this NOT "paying their fair share", it IS INDEED 
spreading the wealth.

When you raise taxes for one group, so another group can have theirs 
lowered, when they are already paying a lower share, that is not 
everyone paying their fair share.

When you raise taxes for one group, so another group can suddenly pay 0 
taxes, that is not everyone paying their "fair share".

There is a term, I know you don't like it, for those that feel that each 
should "pay according to their ability", which is EXACTLY what you are 
describing below. Thus, the references made in the past.



Ben Cittadino wrote:
> Boys and Girls;
> Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution authorizes the CONGRESS to lay
> and collect taxes. All tax complaints should be directed to your Congressman
> or Senator.
>
> The President can certainly recommend tax legislation and tax policy, but
> the term "spread the wealth" has been twisted out of all sensible
> interpretation on this forum.  The tax laws have always been used to
> encourage certain activity, and discourage other activity. They have been
> set up to treat different groups disparately based upon whether they earn
> their money by their labor or by clipping coupons.  This is basic stuff
> right?
>
> When Obama said spread the wealth he did not say, or mean, or suggest, that
> the government is going to "confiscate our wealth and give it away".  He was
> saying that everyone must pay their fair share.  It takes a super tortured
> reading of his tax proposals to get there from here.  The wealthy have
> gotten a big break during the Bush tax cut years. How we cut taxes and fight
> two wars at the same time is how we increase the federal deficit. It may
> have been good for Halliburton, but it hasn't been good fiscal policy.  We
> can't get the money from poor people (they don't have any), so those of us
> lucky or talented enough to own Rhodes 22's (note SAILING reference
> Metaphor) have to pay alittle (not a lot) more. You won't even notice it.
>
> These references to marxism and what-all just seem a bit hysterical.  
>
> I notice there haven't been any replys to my post which actually described
> the tax policies of both candidates. Too much heat and not enough light on
> this subject if you ask me. (I know; who asked me?)
>
> Ben C.
>