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Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
Originally posted by buddhasystem
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
There is nothing to refute, you are stating opinion. I prefer to deal in fact.
OK, I'll type real slow. I submitted the following facts:
Gosh... Protection is an activity that must be paid for. From minor things like educating population about healthy habits and what not, to FDA (protection) to disaster response (protection) and countless other activities including the cop on your block (protection) all need to be funded. Apart from that, the way I see it, healthcare is protection of citizens. Better public schools mean less crime and that translates into protection.
Please refute the thesis that these protection measures are necessary.
They arent necessary.
The Constitution doesnt allow for them.
Pursuit of happiness, not guarantee of.
healthcare isnt protection of citizens, you are merely spouting opinion.
Same goes for education.
The FDA isnt part of the pursuit of happiness, nor is FEMA.
PLease try living in the real world if you wish to continue debate.
COME ON MAN, a "democratic commentator" on FOX, that is an oxymoron in itself. That is like calling Mr. Colmes of Hannity and Colmes fame a democrat. Any "democratic commentator" on FOX has the job of making democrats look stupid, inept, or morally corrupt. The fact is that this commentator said something that is not true. When the government "takes" money from the rich, it is in the form of taxes. Then, the government, which by the way is elected by the people, many of whom are poor, gets to decided how that money is spent. If it decides to use some of this money in the benefit of the poor it does not qualify as "income redistribution." It is called government spending, some of which, should go to the poor. Stop watching FOX, it makes you less intelligent.
A study done a few years ago proved that the more you watched FOX News, the more likely you were to be INCORRECT about MAJOR issues in our world. That is about the most damning finding that could be discovered in regards to a "News" organization.
Originally posted by kettlebellysmith
reply to post by Bunch
Do you really think that corporations pay taxes? Wake up and smell the coffee. Everytime a corporation gets taxed, that tax is passed on to you, the consumer.
The way to encourage corporations to keep jobs in this country is to give them tax breaks and incentives to keep their companies here, and quit outsourcing to India.
Originally posted by kettlebellysmith
reply to post by Bunch
Do you really think that corporations pay taxes? Wake up and smell the coffee. Everytime a corporation gets taxed, that tax is passed on to you, the consumer.
The way to encourage corporations to keep jobs in this country is to give them tax breaks and incentives to keep their companies here, and quit outsourcing to India.
Originally posted by dragonridr
reply to post by Bunch
Your wrong clinton did not cut taxes on middle class. As part of the 1993 Economic Plan, President Clinton cut taxes on 15 million low-income families and made tax cuts available to 90 percent of small businesses, while raising taxes on just 1.2 percent of the wealthiest taxpayers.
Dont revise history because you would like to believe your right go check out his tax plan its still on the net in fact Bill was a Smart man he realized small business is the backbone of the economy and gave incentives for growth he didnt increase there taxes. And i know alot of people see businesses as the enemy but with out them were done. And the attitude it isnt me well guess what it will be you when a small business decides it can outsource to other countries and it would be cheaper.
[edit on 10/15/08 by dragonridr]
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
socialism must not be allowed to grow, or we will all be screwed in the end.
Originally posted by Constitutional Scholar
How is government stealing from one and giving to another a part of capitalism?
Lets face it, the democrats hypocritically believe the wealthy are evil. They want big government (the Bush admin does too), but freedom minded people know big government isn't conducive to liberty.
Originally posted by badmedia
What is bad about socialism.
The thing be avoided here is the level of government handling the issue, and the size of it as a result.
Socialism stands for centralizing government. Other forms of government also centralize it. Communism, fascism etc. Always forms of authoritarian governments. Because that is what an authoritarian government is.
This means for the entire country, we are given 1 program for healthcare, 1 program for education and so on. This is very bad.