tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post2901448303132516944..comments2024-03-26T00:14:00.509-07:00Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Why poor people don't want to tax rich peopleUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29892096839767755612011-10-24T08:04:32.143-07:002011-10-24T08:04:32.143-07:00@ Christina,
Sorry I misunderstood the gist of yo...@ Christina,<br /><br />Sorry I misunderstood the gist of your concern.<br /><br />I doubt that any solution crafted by lawyers and politicians will do more than create service industries and taxes. Few problems really get solved that way.<br /><br />If your concern is the monopolistic power of corporations, the answer is going to be competition; you will *have* to make it cheaper to operate a Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34134771644657336092011-10-24T07:09:10.603-07:002011-10-24T07:09:10.603-07:00What Erica said Steinbeck said. Right on the mone...What Erica said Steinbeck said. Right on the money, so to speak.<br /><br />But, how is it that what seems "fair" to so many today is grossly out of balance from what we considered fair in the recent past? Look at the history of the highest marginal tax bracket: during the Eisenhower administration, 90+%. During the Nixon/Ford administration, 70%. Under Reagan, 50%. Now? 35%. Cold House Journalhttp://www.coldhousejournal.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63650897132714059362011-10-23T09:50:53.758-07:002011-10-23T09:50:53.758-07:00@Brad K - It's interesting that you got on you...@Brad K - It's interesting that you got on your climate change hobby horse (I see you post comments at various blogs so know your commentary habits and proclivities), considering that I did not mention climate change at all. I said "zero impact on the environment". Greenhouse gas release is only one piece of that puzzle. It's one I'm concerned about, along with peak Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-46113398071176218982011-10-22T12:51:08.811-07:002011-10-22T12:51:08.811-07:00Deanna,
No, Rush is not a reference -- but that d...Deanna,<br /><br />No, Rush is not a reference -- but that doesn't mean he is wrong all the time. That just happened to be where I heard something that reminded me of other reports from the past, that seemed to agree with what he is saying.<br /><br />I don't claim that things humans have done haven't affected global warming. Destroying the Amazon rain forest in recent years? Yep. IBrad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-82958053368837163802011-10-22T09:27:30.573-07:002011-10-22T09:27:30.573-07:00So Rush Limbaugh is a climate scientist now? Thank...So Rush Limbaugh is a climate scientist now? Thanks, I needed a good laugh. :)Deannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113928043039917799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-33270287541371505972011-10-22T08:08:27.915-07:002011-10-22T08:08:27.915-07:00@ Christina,
Climate change isn't necessarily...@ Christina,<br /><br />Climate change isn't necessarily accepted science. There are contradictory indicators, things that weren't paid for by anthropogenic global warming advocates.<br /><br />Reports from NASA and US Army scientists that all the planets in the solar system are warming have been dismissed. Early reports that gamma radiation -- levels are affected by the earth's Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-91197019148992914422011-10-20T10:38:07.336-07:002011-10-20T10:38:07.336-07:00*scratches head*
Why "I" (living a very...*scratches head*<br /><br />Why "I" (living a very comfortable "poor" life, thank you) don't want to overtax rich people? Um, simply because this is America, plain and simple. Like Micah, I don't believe anyone has the right to determine who has "too much" and then take it from them.<br /><br />*scratches head again*<br /><br />Hmmm, I think I'm going to karennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-61315560606097350242011-10-20T09:17:36.268-07:002011-10-20T09:17:36.268-07:00Brad K - I don't think more requirements in th...Brad K - I don't think more requirements in the basic corporate charter would require legislating morality. For example, imagine the impact if the charter included language mandating that the corporation have zero impact on the common environment. Does that have a questionable moral basis? No, it simply requires that corporations pay true costs for their operations, rather than stealing Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34300059386021483092011-10-20T05:54:39.585-07:002011-10-20T05:54:39.585-07:00I've been thinking about this for a few days. ...I've been thinking about this for a few days. I've been trying to nail down exactly why overtaxing the rich bothered me as a poor person. I figured it out. It's not because I think ill be rich some day. It's because I don't like the idea of anyone, especially the government, deciding that I have enough of anything so they have the right to take it from me.<br />Nobody owes me Micahhttp://sincerelymicah.scentsy.usnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-68686939928344667142011-10-19T17:42:30.570-07:002011-10-19T17:42:30.570-07:00Christina,
North Dakota has some severe handicaps...Christina,<br /><br />North Dakota has some severe handicaps when it comes to hiring people. Winters are harsh in North Dakota. The population is widely scattered, with few cities, and fewer night spots, etc. This can seem a hardship to newcomers.<br /><br />There have been some follow-on reports on that NPR summary that fraccing is a great economic opportunity. Notice that Pennsylvania, Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-753364416651644492011-10-19T10:44:05.512-07:002011-10-19T10:44:05.512-07:00I also think, though, that more people would rathe...I also think, though, that more people would rather not Think than would rather not tax the rich.lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306063521578707950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75358093808105616392011-10-19T09:54:11.419-07:002011-10-19T09:54:11.419-07:00Brad K, where is your evidence for the statements ...Brad K, where is your evidence for the statements you make about people staying on unemployment rather than getting jobs? Marketplace on NPR had a piece yesterday on the booming N Dakota economy (3% unemployment and budget surplus, driven by hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas), which is desperately looking for 15,000 new hires and willing to train them. 15,000 jobs in the healthiest state Christinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-4112217568778363352011-10-19T08:16:17.933-07:002011-10-19T08:16:17.933-07:00Studies show that most Americans don't realize...Studies show that most Americans don't realize just how concentrated wealth is - with 1% of the people owning about 34.5% of all wealth in the country. The bottom 80% of people own only about 15% of all wealth.<br /><br />I think most people also believe - and want to believe - that our economic/financial/legal system is fair, with everyone given equal opportunity to succeed, instead of the Peak Oil Hausfrauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474901509039914502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-25866301029816788482011-10-18T21:47:08.197-07:002011-10-18T21:47:08.197-07:00Laura,
This recession is primarily political, not...Laura,<br /><br />This recession is primarily political, not economic in it's origin or reason for stagflation.<br /><br />This recession is the direct result of actions by the US government; no private citizen or organization could have caused the recession to not happen.<br /><br />Abusive taxes on businesses, on individuals, and on investments have stopped businesses from operating or Brad K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18378344866487206569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-42589630964623927742011-10-18T19:28:47.431-07:002011-10-18T19:28:47.431-07:00I am going to comment without reading the other co...I am going to comment without reading the other comments so I am not sure I will be repetitive or not.<br /><br />I find the whole discussion vague. Each of us does in fact define our status by personal measures. We cannot relate to the super rich which after certain perks seems to be nearly all of our federal elected officials, much of the actors/actresses in Hollywood and others, of course.<Humble wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02823200562312609670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-29105385691431869932011-10-18T17:18:35.873-07:002011-10-18T17:18:35.873-07:00Interesting opinion piece by Michael Petit, presid...Interesting opinion piece by Michael Petit, president of Every Child Matters, on child abuse in the US: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15193530. (Petit is an American, even though this piece is published in the BBC.)<br /><br />Interesting points here about taxes, when we compare child abuse in Texas and Vermont. We should be outraged over the statistics in this article. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-75035024531591708552011-10-18T15:08:53.738-07:002011-10-18T15:08:53.738-07:00I am still surprised by the number of people who r...I am still surprised by the number of people who rationalize their place in this system by saying they "don't want a dime of anyone else's money". <br /><br />When you get in your car (or ride the bus or take your bike), you expect that there will be roads, and they will be paved, and that there will be traffic lights and traffic control. That's from taxes. (Taxes = OtherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-6128108817138255422011-10-18T15:06:15.968-07:002011-10-18T15:06:15.968-07:00Lately, I have come to the conclusion that POS tax...Lately, I have come to the conclusion that POS tax (as explained to me, I don't have personal information, sorry) should be the ONLY tax ... everyone pays the same tax on any/everything they buy ... lots of money? Lots of purchase ... lots of tax. Buy oatmeal, baby's car seat, and Daddy's shoes? Pay the tax on all of them ... buy a big boat, fancy camper, dinner in a 5 star restaurantAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-52808278272252507442011-10-18T14:33:46.779-07:002011-10-18T14:33:46.779-07:00That's always been my theory too. It's the...That's always been my theory too. It's the only thing I can thin of to explain it.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877639327788299519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-34121236737281176772011-10-18T14:26:07.854-07:002011-10-18T14:26:07.854-07:00I do also like Angela's insights into human be...I do also like Angela's insights into human behavior. Good stuff. Another level of integration. :-)Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-40049801139481494402011-10-18T14:19:15.544-07:002011-10-18T14:19:15.544-07:00I have a different theory. Imagine that!
I'v...I have a different theory. Imagine that!<br /><br />I've been observing our behavior closely for a long time, and I think there's an aspect to both "human" and "USA" behavior that we haven't really noticed, recognized, or studied.<br /><br />It's the remnants of the "tribal" level of organization. For most of our evolutionary past, we have been Greenpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17224906349154302210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-38773017214687718252011-10-18T14:18:55.706-07:002011-10-18T14:18:55.706-07:00I don't know about anybody else here, but I am...I don't know about anybody else here, but I am not low-income because the government is unconstitutional, bloated, or inefficient. I'm low-income because I don't make a lot of money. Obviously the government being unconstitutional, bloated, and inefficient hasn't gotten in the way of the Bill Gateses, Warren Buffetts, and Kardashians of the nation being able to "earn" Dana Seilhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749354913843954242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-10282241593828416812011-10-18T14:09:11.666-07:002011-10-18T14:09:11.666-07:00Michelle,
Cream and sugar?Michelle,<br /><br />Cream and sugar?lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10306063521578707950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-63047265394967017142011-10-18T13:42:24.672-07:002011-10-18T13:42:24.672-07:00We're lower middle class - not in poverty, but...We're lower middle class - not in poverty, but below median income and after expenses have little to set aside. <br /><br />Having said that, I don't feel like I have any right to anyone else's money, regardless of whether they worked hard for it or fell into it like Paris Hilton. <br /><br />The real problem with taxing the rich is that it gives a third power (the government) the Bethanyhttp://uncledutchfarms.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1542806651392353413.post-69473462801229664712011-10-18T13:20:39.682-07:002011-10-18T13:20:39.682-07:00"Taxing the rich destroys their ability to fu..."Taxing the rich destroys their ability to fuel the economy."<br /><br />I think our current recession disproves this. On the one hand, the poor and middle class are not spending and on the other, the rich are not investing. Corporate profits are at a all time high, and yet they are not hiring or moving to improve matters in anyway. Banks are also making more profits than ever, and Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09756504180194652749noreply@blogger.com