Posted on 03/23/2025 10:58:22 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
In a sit-down interview with Fox News last month, President Trump and his billionaire “efficiency” advisor Elon Musk framed new tariffs on foreign trading partners as a simple matter of fairness.
In addition to his “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” for tariffs, Trump has cited fairness in his decisions to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, ban transgender athletes from competing in sports,...
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Fairness what a concept😎
“At the end of the day,” Gray said, “we’re always worried about not getting what we deserve.” What actions have you taken to ‘deserve’ anything Gray?
In college, back in the 80s, I had a class “The Philosophy of Taxation”. The professor asked us to describe a “fair” tax system. I suggested a Flat Tax — everyone is treated the same, everyone pays the same rate, no one gets special treatment, everyone contributes.
The professor “tut tutted” such a naive notion. As he explained to the class, the fairest tax system is a Progressive Tax in which “good people” (like himself, I presume) could carefully construct an elaborate system in which the bad people get taxed more, good people get taxed less, good things are subsidized, and bad things are taxed out of existence. Sure, it might be based on the opinions of a Few, but it would be Fair.
People can have odd views of what “fair” really means.
Gray can be sure that everyone will get what they deserve, eventually. Just don’t confuse desire with deserve.
That wascally Orange Man Bad. He’s misleading the American Pipple by “framing” the concept of “fairness.”
Given your deplorable response, it would be unfair for the fair-tax professor NOT to give you a fair D. /sarc
Fair talk radio, fair housing, fair pay, fair trade, fair this, fair that, fair everything, fair, fair, fair.
And all it's brought about is unfairness. It has fomented class warfare and resentment which you exploit for political purposes.
Your crotchless panties are in a wad because you know that President Trump means it and will actually bring it about while all you did was pay it lip service.
So, again I say, suck it, LA Times!
HA! I can't wait for The LA Times to read my post. That's going to leave a mark.
justice is another of those wild ideas..
Fairness for me, but not for thee, is what leftists consider fair.
Now, pay your fair share, as determined by leftists.
“ fair housing, fair pay, fair trade, fair this, fair that, fair everything, fair, fair”
And fair shair of taxes
If you haven’t figured it out, leftists have neither shame, nor ability to honestly reflect on their own behavior.
Commiespeak for "Where is my free stuff?"
A line that talk radio host Chris Plante stole from me I'm sure. But that's OK. I never copyrighted it.
Thanks
Blah blah - liberal BS - Blah blah
Yes, and EVERYONE knows that “The rich aren’t paying their fair share”. We know this because the dems say it every time anyone mentions anything about taxes.
What I made of this article was “DAMN him! He’s started using OUR word!”
The left acts as if fairness means they always get everything they want.
What’s mine is mine. And what’s yours is mine.
In America, individuals who make around $19,000 or less per year routinely qualify for food and housing subsidies, and the world’s average annual income, without adjustments for purchasing power parity (PPP), is roughly $18,000 per year. Approximately 8.5% of the global population, or nearly 700 million people, live in extreme poverty, defined as surviving on less than $2.15 per day.
The left’s form of “fairness” would require many poor people here and elsewhere to take a cut rather than receive subsidies.
Socialism is based on envy and greed.
The fairest thing to do is to promote free enterprise and property rights around the world to increase wealth creation and liberty. Socialism brings death, slavery, and the destruction of wealth wherever it goes.
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