John C.
Senior Member
I think we are missing the big picture here.
First, the people on this forum are from my impression self reliant and will generally find a way to keep income flowing to ensure a modest life style. I think it would be safe to say though that no one on here runs Caterpillar, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, ADM, Rockwell, Boeing, Chase, AIG, Goldman Sachs and on and on.
The big issue is that our segment of the population does not control the government. That is province of the moderate and mega rich. How many here have contributed more than a thousand dollars to a political campaign? How many here could get an appointment to see their state representative, federal representative or senator? How many here get to have input on a bill before congress? How many here have the ability to leverage congress in a direction beneficial their own interests. Is there anyone here that thinks they can get elected to state or political office without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Yes I will agree that there are big problems with how our government spends money. Yes I will agree that government is bloated and rife with what should be described as criminal behavior. But who made it that way? While rich people and huge corporations throw huge amounts of money at politicians, middle class and poor people are worried about survival. Our government is a product of the manipulation of the rich.
So why should they continue to get tax breaks for keeping us from becoming rich?
First, the people on this forum are from my impression self reliant and will generally find a way to keep income flowing to ensure a modest life style. I think it would be safe to say though that no one on here runs Caterpillar, Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, ADM, Rockwell, Boeing, Chase, AIG, Goldman Sachs and on and on.
The big issue is that our segment of the population does not control the government. That is province of the moderate and mega rich. How many here have contributed more than a thousand dollars to a political campaign? How many here could get an appointment to see their state representative, federal representative or senator? How many here get to have input on a bill before congress? How many here have the ability to leverage congress in a direction beneficial their own interests. Is there anyone here that thinks they can get elected to state or political office without spending hundreds of thousands of dollars?
Yes I will agree that there are big problems with how our government spends money. Yes I will agree that government is bloated and rife with what should be described as criminal behavior. But who made it that way? While rich people and huge corporations throw huge amounts of money at politicians, middle class and poor people are worried about survival. Our government is a product of the manipulation of the rich.
So why should they continue to get tax breaks for keeping us from becoming rich?