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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: Frank Griffin who wrote (36984)9/14/2000 11:52:07 PM
From: TigerPaw  Read Replies (1) of 769670
 
20% of the people pay 80% of the tax. Guess who that 20% is. It isn't you or me.
It may not be you, but it is definitely me. As Andrew Carnegie once said (approximately) "It's no sin to be rich, but it's a sin to die rich". I'm not fool enough to think that I could have gotten ahead without an environment that enables and provides ways to get ahead. That is a great strength in a country that allows a combination of luck and talent and initiative to succeed. That environment is not only one of opportunity, but also one of restrictions. Life should not be guarenteed for some and difficult for others if you really want the talented to rise. A meritocracy serves even those at the bottom better than a gentry.
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