Subj : Re: Um...no comment?
To   : Frank Reid
From : richardw
Date : Fri Sep 09 2005 10:30 am

  Re: Re: Um...no comment?
  By: Frank Reid to Frank on Fri Sep 09 2005 12:23 am

 >  > FR > challenge the fundamental mechanisms by which the federal government
 >  > FR > returns tax revenue from our wealthy to our poor.
 >  >
 >  >      I couldn't help but be *struck* by this comment!
 >  >
 >  >      As I was trying to say. It screamed from the mountain tops! Reaganom
 >  >
 >  >      Trickle down ecenomics.
 >  >
 >  >      Like *ONLY* the wealthy pay taxes in this country!
 >  >
 >  >      This is why I "felt compelled" to comment, and I hope you understand
 >  >      point I was trying to make and why.
 > 
 > Does it offend your sensibilities or what?  "Wealth" is a relative thing.  T
 > someone living in poverty, a middle-class American has wealth.  Are you
 > suggesting that wealth should not be redistributed?

I dont' think it should.

 > Or are you asserting that
 > a middle-class American should pay the same tax as a wealthy American?  

Percentage wise, yes.


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