I’m very happy to hear that you’re going to lead by example and forsake private ownership all in the name of being charitable. It’s good to know that some practice what they preach, Bravo!
I was stating my opinion without insulting those who disagree with me. Just found out about a death in my family so I won’t be arguing with a marooon.
I’m so glad that you too will enjoy donating everything you have. Why if more “liberal” Christians actually practiced what they preached in terms of charity, we might not have abyssmal poverty on the planet!
I’m sorry to hear about your relative’s passing. May the Lord God give you and your family comfort in this time of mourning.
The problem is that there is no evidence that cutting taxes across the board will pay off (except for maybe in the very, very long run). Any (real, scientific) estimate of the Laffer curve in the US shows that raising taxes will lower tax revenue and hurt the deficit. Will it also hurt the economy? A bit… But current estimates show that letting all the tax cuts expire (which everyone agrees would be a terrible idea) would only raise the unemployment rate by under a half of one percent. Nothing to scoff at but not devastating. Adding four trillion dollars to the deficit over the next ten years–which is what is estimated if the tax cuts are allowed to remain in effect for that long–would be devastating
Do the unemployed provide jobs, or the so called “rich”? I am employed by one of those so called “rich” and thankful of that every day.
And that rich guy is rewarded by the gobs and gobs of money he makes.
Well it’s our only choice, after all. Simplifying the tax code to avoid this kind of thing would just be liberal heresy.
Yep…until we simplify our tax code, I will just be thankful for our new little tax deduction. I think that puts us in negative tax bracket.
I know a number of people, some of whom I am related to, who are blatant about not seriously seeking employment as long as the benefits hold out. It has become a joke. I also manage a company with 40 employees trying to stay alive.
I wasn’t a citizen who created those loopholes. It was our esteemed
Congress. A taxpayer can take advantage that which he is given.I think I can invest my money better than the federal government can. One of our problems has to do with the size of the federal government, all funded by the taxpayers.
The problem is that a lot of people claim that they want a smaller government, but only as long as their piece of the pie gets preserved. For example, there is no legitimate reason for Medicare to be provided by the government. Yet, how many of our so called conservative representatives are pressing for getting the government out of health care in this way? How many so called conservatives voters are calling their representatives and telling them to eliminate medicare? People claim they want a smaller government, but not when it comes to the government welfare programs that benefit them.