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To: epicure who wrote (173146)	10/6/2011 1:26:41 PM
From: Alastair McIntosh	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 543012

I wouldn't use the term class warfare to describe tax policy myself. Looking back at my post that started this I see that I didn't provide a link to the source. gregmankiw.blogspot.com Other than that the point remains that Obama isn't suggesting to just return the tax code to where it was during the Clinton years. He is proposing making it slightly more re-distributive. Seems reasonable to me.

To: epicure who wrote (173146)	10/6/2011 1:37:53 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543012

<<I think it might also depend on how you see it. Being a distributor myself, I see redistribution as an easy way to keep the underclasses happy. Do I wish there was no underclass at all? Absolutely. But in eveyr society there is one- and the most peaceful stable societies have smaller gaps between rich and poor. I, as a distributor, wish to live in a stable and peaceful society, ergo I choose to prefer distribution. I don't see the idea as class warfare- although the idea can certainly be sold that way.>> Well said. My dear old mom used to say: "those people on welfare are not living all that well, so they are no one to envy. One of the folks I rent to and subsidize her rent, barely makes it from month to month. She has mental problems that really make it hard for her to keep a job. When she gets desperate she will ask me for a little money which I give her. But another thing many seldom think about is that some of us were born with better health or in a better environment, or stronger. It seems to me those of us lucky enough to be born in better health and in a better environment have an obligation to help those who are not as fortunate. And as you say, it helps stabilize our society. And makes it more humane.

To: epicure who wrote (173146)	10/6/2011 2:07:14 PM
From: stockman_scott	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 543012

The smart money says the U.S. economy will splinter, with some states thriving, some states not, and all eyes are on California as the nightmare scenario. After a hair-raising visit with former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who explains why the Golden State has cratered, Michael Lewis goes where the buck literally stops—the local level, where the likes of San Jose mayor Chuck Reed and Vallejo fire chief Paige Meyer are trying to avert even worse catastrophes and rethink what it means to be a society... http://www.vanityfair.com/business/features/2011/11/michael-lewis-201111.print