Political Ramblings

[NYREDS]

But if you bring something illegal unknowingly in to most countries you can turn around and go back or forfeit the it but if you are open with it you wont be arrested.

I'd like to see some documentation to support this "fact".

 

[NYREDS]

My town has assault shed up the street from my house, not sure for what reason.

FUNNY!!!!

 

[rufus]

I see France has imposed a seventy five per cent income tax on millionaires. Now watch as the country is drained of talent and capital. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.

 

[nova022]

I see France has imposed a seventy five per cent income tax on millionaires. Now watch as the country is drained of talent and capital. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.

We will not be far behind......................

 

[MamaRoo]

Quote: Yes. It would be sad if Paris Hilton, or the Kardashians have to leave.

 

[chickened]

I see France has imposed a seventy five per cent income tax on millionaires. Now watch as the country is drained of talent and capital. Forgive them, for they know not what they do.

I often wonder what the crowd that wants to take from the rich and give to the poor will do when the poor are rich, will not the poor be considered the rich and by their own logic there will be no more poor to give to because all will be rich... then what? Will we really need to work? If we are all rich I for one plan on not working any more. I am not sure this philosophy will actually work.

 

[punk-a-doodle]

http://fsp.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/figure.jpg

The top 20 percent of people control about 84 percent of wealth. The bottom forty do not even register on the chart. By all means, wake me up when they are wealthy though. Some new sources decree they already are if there is a microwave in the house.

 

[Matthew3590]

Piers Morgan is certainly not 'glad' that this tragedy has happened and I think that your suggestion is disgraceful.

I watched the whole programme. My impression was that he had to interrupt one participant a few times because the man was shouting over others.

Why would he say he is glad if he wasn't? Sarcasm maybe, but you don't openly say you are glad.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

It's not about making poor people rich. There will always be poor people. Society needs poor people. It is about keeping the wealth distribution - and with that also the political power and influence distribution - at least somewhat reasonable. At the moment in the US poor people are getting poorer and rich people are getting richer and this widening gap is really what the problem is.

I personally do not think it is reasonable that with tax breaks, poor people pay a higher percentage of their income than rich people, who in some cases make more money than they can really ever spend in a life time.

 

[Matthew3590]

It's not about making poor people rich. There will always be poor people. Society needs poor people. It is about keeping the wealth distribution - and with that also the political power and influence distribution - at least somewhat reasonable. At the moment in the US poor people are getting poorer and rich people are getting richer and this widening gap is really what the problem is.

I personally do not think it is reasonable that with tax breaks, poor people pay a higher percentage of their income than rich people, who in some cases make more money than they can really ever spend in a life time.

Speaking of political power. Governments want the biggest middle class possible with the fewest poor. Middle class won't revolt and protest just whine. The lower class will protest heavily and revolt more often.