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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: JBTFD who wrote (142733)	10/23/2008 12:28:05 PM
From: Bill	4 Recommendations Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 173976

He gets the opportunity to make $500k the next year. The other guy only gets the opportunity to make $42k. In this country, the United States of America, both people have the same opportunity to make as much money as their energy, drive, smarts and talents will allow. These are inherent individual attributes, not bestowed by the government. Only a communist wouldn't recognize that.

To: JBTFD who wrote (142733)	10/23/2008 12:41:15 PM
From: one_less	2 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

"He is a hypocrite to criticize anyone else for plans do redistribute wealth when he votes to do the exact same thing. Wealth is a responsibility. Wealth is not recognized as something horded but as enriched life experience. Misers living in hermitage are rarely characterized as rich. People with large amounts of money are bound to spread it around as their exercise of enrichment, or by spreading it around in acts of charity. Forcing them to distribute it via taxation is an option society holds but that option also carries responsibility, a responsibility that could be abused if not handled in a just manner. The term 'redistribute' when used in association with 'taxation' implies a manipulative use of force, a distasteful one.