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wannabuyamonkey said:
And just to put MEM's article in perspective


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that means that the other half of Americans - not a small group, we are talking half of us combined - earned only 13.81% of all the income in the nation. That is criminal.



Criminal? The fact that half of Americans work harder and/or smarter earn more money is "criminal"? Also lets not forget who's included in that bottom 50% highschool kids working part time jobs, retirees working part time for extra spending money, mentally hadicapped people working at good will even though they get governent support, so they have a purpous. House wives with with very part time work. And of course the unemployed, jobless, fellons on work release. Please, fewer than half the people I've ever run into have the work ethic to make more money than they currently do. On teh other 50% we have entrepenures who are creating jobs for the other 50% Even then if the bottom 50% are only making 13% of the money then why are they only paying 4 % of the taxes. I guess if "moderate independants" (translation = liberals) think that success is criminal, then perhaps it makes sence that they want to lead our government into socialism. I may not be one of the top earners in the country, but I would like to be someday, and if you resent that or think it's criminal well, to quote our dear president "get a job you hobo!"



Not quite sure I see your logic. Your for everyone paying at the same percentage rate but your also for deductions that lessen the amount you pay in. Doesn't that mean others have to pay more to accommodate your tax break? And those at the top shouldn't continue paying a bit more?

OK, long winded ramble...I grew up near a small town that had a canning factory. Kids used to work there summers at minimum wage. Since then a huge amount of immigrants now work those jobs. Many are illegal & there is a sweep made every couple of years. The town use to have one cop, now it has six. The local school use to have one psychiatrist that worked a big chunk of lower MN. Now it has a couple of special ed teachers, a social worker and other costs they didn't use to have. I see one business utilizing a town's resources & pushing it to the limits. It comes down to the owners owing more in taxes not only because they've got more but because they "took" more.

Fair play!