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To: tejek who wrote (181325)	1/22/2004 9:22:38 AM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574794

well, you really didn't address my questions, which is not surprising at all. Your links also did not contradict anything I said to AS. Both you and s/he have some major psychological problem with the "ultra rich". The only hysteria I've seen around here is your now-denoted-as-merely-sarcastic suggestion that only half the wealth of "ultra rich" types you disdain should be taken. That and stupid comments like this one of yours: Give back Bush's tax cuts and stop complaining. In this country, the rich have it the best in the world with the notable exception of Russia. They should be grateful that we allow them to get away with the schiesse that they do. Who's this "we" and "they"? What have you (apparently part of the "we") allowed anyone to do? What are you really talking about? More interestingly, what have you accomplished in your own life? Better yet, is that statement an admission that anyone who got a tax cut is "rich"? I've repeatedly made my points clear about the class warfare BS you and those of your ilk continue to espouse. Your post is full of "us" vs. "them." You decline to define "rich". You haven't explained how the "rich" "giving back the Bush tax cuts" solves anything. You haven't addressed the fundamental issue of why anyone should be overtaxed. Instead, you toss around glittering generalities and rehashed Dem rhetoric. My post to AS reacted to his/hers and your notions and bellyaching about the "ultra rich." As I've indicated, all the wealth of the top 400 discussed in your little link, taken together, would not cover a single year's budget. So my reaction to all your links was "so what?" (If I were a Kerry fan, I might have said so f*cking what?<g>) The point is that there aren't many people who fall into that category. Being jealous of the ultra rich is a waste of time and energy, don't you think? The sad truth is that you want to tax everyone BUT you. There are many people in this country who would be quite dismayed to learn that they are the targets of guys like you. These are households with 2 spouses working who together may just earn a 6 figure income and feel anything but "rich."