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To: ChanceIs who wrote (76189)	4/18/2007 11:09:55 AM
From: Elroy Jetson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

You didn't answer my questions. You feel those who own 59% of the wealth should have their share of taxes capped at a lower figure than 45%. How much lower should it be? How much more are you willing to pay in taxes in order to subsidize the wealthiest 5%? How hard may I kick you simply because you're not as wealthy as I am? .

To: ChanceIs who wrote (76189)	4/18/2007 11:10:35 AM
From: ChanceIs	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

Edit: >>>Are you sure you're playing with a full deck of cards? <<< I forgot to include the philosophy of te venerable Robert Bork. He attributes all of this equality nonsense to envy. Go read "Slouching Towards Ghamorra (sp? - you know Lott - pillars of salt, etc)."

To: ChanceIs who wrote (76189)	4/18/2007 1:52:46 PM
From: Perspective	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

<the wealthy are in all likelihood better money managers than the government.> If that were true (as I feel it used to be), I wouldn't have as much of a problem with the status quo. However, right now I see an unbelievable disinterest in real solutions to global warming, the expiry of fossil fuels, and the destruction of the commons on the part of the private sector. They are happy to suck up the benefits from the status quo as long as they can. A solution to this kind of problem requires investment time horizons longer than next quarter or next year. Wall Street and Corporate America have attention deficit disorder and have no interest in these time frames. The government seems to be the only hope for any long-term oriented thinking these days, the kind required for revolutionary change in energy, medicine, and transportation systems. BC