I'm sick of the shared sacrifice charade

Nealz Nuse ^ | 7/7/2011 | Neal Boortz

[Marathoner]

Do you notice how the Democrats are cranking up the class warfare rhetoric? The ObamaMedia, of course, is loving it, and they’ve shown their eagerness to promote the message right into the election. Just know this … the media – with exceptions of course – is dedicated to the reelection of The Community Organizer. The only real tactical question is just how obvious they are going to be about it. The dumb masses must be reeled in --- so let’s not make it too obvious.

Actually … it looks like the dumb masses have already been reeled in. I cited these statistics yesterday, and a listener asked for a source. So here you are: According to Gallup’s 2011 Economic and Finance poll, 57% of Americans believe that money and wealth in this country should be more evenly distributed among a larger population. If you are a Democrat, that number increases to 70% who believe the government should tax the rich more heavily in order to spread the wealth around. About one-half of Americans think that the government should actually take care of this redistribution. Unbelievable. What will happen to the productive class in this society if they are punished more for their success? Well that’s a no brainer. They will be less successful. Some (many?) will just say “the hell with it” and fold their tents. Some of those tents go into storage and their owners just retire. Other tents get pitched in foreign lands. You do not get more of a behavior you punish. I’d say confiscation of wealth is a high form of punishment for a productive member of society.

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[nina0113]

I’d be thrilled to death to see some shared sacrifice. Let those parasites who aren’t paying any income tax at all pony up. I got no problem with raising taxes, I just disagree with Obama on whose should be.

[madinmadtown]

We now have several generations of some families who have never had any other source of income other than the public dole...and it is seen as a lifestyle choice, not a stigma.
We now know that generation after generation feel it is the obligation of working people to subsidize their non-productive and destructive life styles. Not only do they not work, they do not take advantage of education and a myriad of programs designed to change their lives; but they often choose a life style that further taxes the working people by using drugs, having children they cannot support, stealing from the productive and spending years in prison. It is a doubly toxic mix.
There will always be poor people. If the average income were a million dollars and some people only made $500,000.00, those people would be considered poor. Being in the bottom income bracket is “poor”, regardless of what that state of being is.
It actually is time for the poor to start carrying some of the load.

[B4Ranch]

I view that as people trying to save their jobs, not voluntary sacrificing.

[B4Ranch]

I view that as people trying to save their jobs. Not voluntary sacrificing.

[WOBBLY BOB]

unions were forced into that option, did not go willingly nor was it their own suggestion.

[AppyPappy]

Truth be told, the poor do carry some of the load in the form of sin taxes and lotteries. But the government needs to get out of the business of giving tax refunds to people who don’t pay taxes. That’s just ignorant.

[AppyPappy]

pay ZERO in **INCOME** taxes. They buy an assload of beer and cigarettes.

[gwm55]

Tax the rich, tax Washington DC. Why Washington DC? Check the per capita GDP of DC and you’ll find it is about twice as much as the nearest state. DC is rich! Tax the rich, tax DC.