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To: TimF who wrote (89529)	10/10/2008 3:37:53 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541904

Tim; You are correct - my statement was done in haste and was very poorly written. Let me try to correct for that mistake; Any suggestion that demonizing someone by insulting and untrue statements is not the same as holding a position on who should be taxed. If Buffet thinks that he should be taxed more - is that class warfare? Well if you think it is, that is one strange argument. It is nothing but an opinion as to how taxes are distributed or what is fair. But when some aspects of the Christian Right think of people and call people "terrorist" for no other reason than that they do not hold the same beliefs that the Christian does - then that no longer is opinion - it is warfare against a certain class of people. In this case nonbelievers. Perhaps the test is if there is hate involved? Hope that cleared up my thinking for you. steve

To: TimF who wrote (89529)	10/10/2008 3:48:36 PM
From: Steve Lokness	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541904

Tim; The money still flows from the wealthy to the government, not the other way around. Oh the naiviety. Any very rich person that can't find massive tax holes to prevent taxes needs to fire his tax man. There are also huge financial incentives for all kinds of gimmicks that assure if you play the game right - your taxes will be minimal. One of the most egregious is that trading and speculating - those that largely sent us into a whirlwind of this financial morass, were paying taxes on their income at capital gains prices. Does anyone resent Buffets gains? I think most of us admire him - I sure do. Since he is one of the richest, how can one admire that which you think is class warfare? I think you are looking for hate where there is none. steve