Posted by
Playful Walrus on Tuesday, December 07, 2010 6:22:10 PM
Here are a couple of great letters printed in the Orange County Register on extending the existing tax rates for all, and the charge of "tax breaks for the rich". Ken Haringa of Costa Mesa:
Enough with the irrational, parroted leftist phrase “tax breaks for the rich.” To punish those who pay far more, percentage-wise, in taxes, who fuel the economy, who provide jobs and allow for generations of Americans to move up the career ladders to prosperity is not only an envious, emotionally based useless phrase, but it’s a notion which has hoodwinked enough citizens to harm their own respective futures.
It is also based on coveting what you neighbor has, thus a violation of one of the Ten Commandments. That may not mean anything to someone who doesn't care about the Ten Commandments, but those who claim to care should take note.
The economically challenged, mindless collectivist leaders in academia and politics have raised a generation of helpless, government-dependent robotic whiners who are so deeply indoctrinated with reliance on a government silver spoon to feed, employ and provide their every need all they can do is shake their fists and wail at those who’ve worked extremely hard to get through college, struggled to pay off their student loans, began their careers at the bottom, kept acquiring skills and experience, invested what they could save, bought a house, raised a family, took risks to begin and build up a business, and employed people which provided them with careers.
I couldn't have said it better myself.
Free-market forces, without government involvement, manipulation or legislated advantages, i.e. welfare, will fairly allow businesses to fail or succeed on their own merits. America’s living standards became the world’s highest before the cancerous 20th century ideology called socialism came along to bring us to today’s brink of disaster.
Excellent, Mr. Haringa. Kudos to you.
Michael Granek of Yorba Linda:
As an example, a “rich” married couple earning $250,000 pays income taxes of $59,177. A “poor” married couple earning $25,000 pays income taxes of $3,647. The “rich” couple makes 10 times as much as the “poor” couple, yet pays 16.2 times more in income taxes. Just how exactly, is that not “paying their fair share?”
Isn't it obvious? "Fair" is Leftist talk for "Whatever I say."