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To: tejek who wrote (606089)4/1/2011 12:24:06 PM
From: TimF1 Recommendation  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1579980
 
The Tax Foundation is a conservative think tank

so what? The fact I quoted from them was correct, so it doesn't matter who they are. Engage the argument, not the arguer. Ad-hominem doesn't make for useful or interesting discussions.

Do you believe in egalitarianism, Tim?

How do you define it?



To: tejek who wrote (606089)4/1/2011 12:27:03 PM
From: Alighieri  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 1579980
 
Do you believe in egalitarianism, Tim?
The upper 1 percent of Americans are now taking in nearly a quarter of the nation’s income every year.


They keep saying this stuff as if it was something to be proud of...these inequities historically have ended in violence...

usatoday.com

Al



To: tejek who wrote (606089)4/1/2011 1:10:39 PM
From: Brumar89  Respond to of 1579980
 
Egalitarianism? I hope he doesn't. That's a primitive pernicious idea.