"As usual, We the People are told to wait patiently as moneyed interests claim their latest gift from Washington." Since when is a tax cut a 'gift'? If you believe that tax cuts are a 'gift', then you are making the assumption that the government is the rightful owner of every dime you earn and that we should be grateful when they let us keep the meager scraps that are left over after Uncle Sam takes his stake. Keep in mind the idea that 'big business' pays taxes is a fraudulent one promoted by the greedy politicians. Businesses collect taxes, they …
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JT_Lancer
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RE: 401k plans are a scam. To some degree, I agree wholeheartedly. Why must Americans be forced to utilize a plan such as a 401k in order to save money? The reason that 401k plans are popular today is because it offers a reasonable shelter from the confiscation of savings through taxation. I think people should be able to keep far more of their own hard-earned income to save, spend, invest as they please. Unfortunately, however, as with any government-regulated program, there are lots of restrictions on 401k money. There are very few cases where the govt will let you take …
Posted to The Stimulus Swindle
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"This oversupply helps explain why, in 2000, U.S. residents consumed an average of 73.5 pounds of high-fructose corn syrup (up from 0.6 pounds yearly in 1970)." The main reason for the high consumption of high fructose corn syrup in the U.S. is the federal government's tribute to the sugar industry: billions of dollars in annual subsidies and protectionist import tariffs that prevent cheaper sugar from entering the country.
Posted to King of the Crop
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"Yes, tax the rich and big corporations and spend it on the rest of America." The "rich" are already being taxed a helluva lot. The top 1% of wage earners make 21% of the income and pay 39% of the taxes. The top 50% of wage earners pay 95% of the taxes. Seems that the bottom 50% of wage earners are freeloading off everyone else. Additionally, the idea that 'corporations' pay taxes is a myth. Corporations merely collect taxes - from customers, employees, shareholders, etc. Any increase in corporate taxes is usually offset by one of three ways: 1. Higher prices …
Posted to Tax and Spend? Hell, Yeah!
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None of these alternatives are acceptable. Give treatment to drug users? They chose to use the drugs; why should they be 'given' anything? Unless it is a charitable contribution of course. Responsible taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize treatment for the irresponsibility of excessive drug use. Surgeon General should focus on harder drugs? Why should drug use be criminlized in the first place? A vice is not a crime. As long as you harm noone but yourself, you should be able to engage in whatever consentual activity you choose. Any study of the history of drug prohibition reveals that it …
Posted to What is the best alternative to the War on Drugs?
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The draft is akin to slavery. It is indentured servitude. Why would anyone advocate a draft to promote U.S. military interventionism abroad?
Posted to Should the United States bring back the draft?
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What responsibility do the homeowners have for signing for a loan they may not be able to pay for? Perhaps it is the failure of the government-run publick edukashun system that many new homeowners do not understand how an amortized loan works and that an adjustable rate mortgage means the interest rate on the loan can adjust upward. These 'predatory lenders' need customers who voluntarily sign on the dotted line. Typically, those who need subprime loans are those who have existing credit risk due to their past circumstances, or because of their own poor decision making. Thus, they do not qualify …
Posted to The Subprime Bait and Switch
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If you think your employer does not provide enough vacation time or sick days, then quit being a wage slave and work for yourself. The entitlement mentality quickly disappears when you are responsible for everything and have noone else to blame.
Posted to What Vacation Days?
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Volunteering is the only ethical way to promote progressivism. It should not be forced on those who do not want it.
Posted to How can progressives best further the movement?
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Taxation is theft, no matter how you rationalize it; no matter how noble the intent. That's why people are so in love with government - it allows them to do things that would be considered a crime if done in the private sector. For example, if I stole money from my next door neighbor and gave it to charity, I would be arrested and taken to jail. Yet, when government agencies do the same exact thing (ex. taxation to fund social programs), they are lauded as 'compassionate' and "caring". This is why progressive and conservative ideologies are fundamentally immoral and corrupt …
Posted to Turning Back the Tax Revolt
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scorp - Reagan preached the limited government line, but he didn't practice it. In eight years as pres, the US went from the greatest creditor nation to the greatest debtor nation. Reagan never vetoed a single federal budget presented by the Democratic Congress. Annual fed spending when Reagan took office: $600 Billion. Annual fed spending when he left office: over $1 trillion. Yes, he cut taxes in a big way (hooray!). But federal govt did not slow down spending; in fact, it increased spending dramatically. Tax cuts are virtually irrelevant if they are not accomodated by an equivalent reduction in spending. …
Posted to Turning Back the Tax Revolt
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I meant to say Bush II makes Clinton look like a freaking conservative. Sorry.
Posted to Turning Back the Tax Revolt
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What's the difference between a Republican and a Democrat? BOTH will spend every dime in the Treasury, but the Republican will feel bad about it the next day! Ain't a dime's worth of difference between them. They are like the legal mafia. Most things that the policticians do under the guise of government force would be considered crimes in the private sector.
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