Whenever I hear that phrase I always think of this ^^^ guy.
Posted on 05/09/2011 8:02:01 AM PDT by Crush
“I mean that there is no way to disarm any man,” said Dr. Ferris, “except through guilt. Through that which he himself has accepted as guilt…If there’s not enough guilt in the world, we must create it. If we teach a man that it’s evil to look at spring flowers and he believes us and then does it—we’ll be able to do whatever we please with him. He won’t defend himself.” –Atlas Shrugged, pg. 548
What would a group of students attending a pricey private college in Florida do about the deficit? For one thing the editor said they would not be “selfish.” For another, they’d be glad to levy new taxes, even though the taxes “would affect them disproportionately.”
The students' new taxes would include a carbon tax, higher gas taxes and a new 5 percent sales tax even if the latter “could drive the cost of a Big Mac sky-high.”
AARP Bulletin editor Jim Toedtman met these fiscal wonder kids during one of his spring “teaching and listening” excursions at Flagler College in St. Augustine. Toedtman was so inspired he penned an editorial about the young progressives in the May issue of the Bulletin.
Toedtman noted the bipartisan failures in Washington, claiming they “all but shut down the federal government” and “left the annual budget process in a shambles.”
That shambles, it must be pointed out, came about as a direct result of Democrats in Congress—they simply couldn’t find time to prepare a budget although they did make time to set world records for spending US tax dollars...
(Excerpt) Read more at theusreport.com ...
Amen... and way ahead of you on that one!
causes of allowing oneself to be a victim of altruism:
1)guilt
2)need for approval from others
3)belief that one has no right to live for one's own sake
4)low self esteem
“Kids don’t pay taxes.. duh What do they care?”
And old AARP geezers already made their income - and are the wealthiest group of Americans in terms of assets. So they don’t really care about increasing income tax rates either.
Wow, two groups that are net recipients of government money are all for increasing the rate at which those who work and pay taxes are taxed.
Color me not very surprised.
Stop pussyfooting around ! No need to sugar coat it !
“The students’ new taxes would include a carbon tax, higher gas taxes and a new 5 percent sales tax ...”
I wonder if anyone informed these students that a flat 10% income tax replacing all the various income tax brackets would solve the problem all by itself ?
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