How do you propose we fix this? By cutting taxes disproportionately on the lower end of the scale? Again? Did I mention that this is what is always done?
“...they always cut taxes more for the poor and raise taxes more on the rich...”
Certainly there are some misguided politicians who earnestly believe they are doing the right thing by spoiling the poor. But the bulk of the elected class would likely favor the rich and demonize the poor should the perceived size of their voting populations someday be reversed.
Relativism is the enemy of true fairness. Which is why progressives love it. It defines the need for their existence.
For a thing to be truly fair it needs to be objective. Which is why, in America, we have traditionally valued objective law. Lady Justice is not wearing a blindfold because she saw Lady Gaga do it. Hell no. The Founders put it there to affect a lack of recognition of persons or classes which appear before her. Rich or poor, black or white, man or woman, politician or human... all are equal before the blind (objective) law.
To be progressive is to enlist in the army of the small-minded whose duty it is to make war on that pesky blind fold.
To we logic-based creatures (I’m a programming ‘geek’ too) their nectar is our poison - the endless loop. By definition the equality which progressives seek cannot be achieved. Which conveniently gives them an endless excuse to make things a little more right (in their entirely subjective opinion) than they found them, but never totally right. To progress, but to never succeed is the life of those whose highest values are in perceived efforts and gifted esteem.
They attack those who are rich in material and leave us all poorer in freedom.
Regardless which candidate you support, as a fellow ‘geek’ I assume you will not fall victim to the illogical thinking that has claimed even many Freepers, including this thread’s author. They are measuring one plan or another based NOT on conservative principles but rather on typical political reasonings such as how changes from the current corrupt system affects their own personal special interests: mortgage deductions, child deductions, SS checks, etc.
Cain wasn’t my first pick, but I’d take him over Romney or Perry. Were I his adviser, he’d ignore the other wannabes and make more bold, news tempting statements directly targeting Obama’s hypocrisy and class warfare. Stuff like:
“9-9-9: Everybody’s skin equally in the game.”
...and...
“Vote for him if you hate the rich, vote for me if you want to join the rich.”