Posted on 07/30/2009 10:16:02 AM PDT by Schnucki
One of the reasons we’ve reached a tipping point between freedom and welfare statism is because much of the country pays no taxes and increasingly the burden of taxes is being shifted to a smaller and smaller percentage of the population. Now I’m not a tax advocate by any stretch. But it is obvious we’re not going to be able to avoid them, especially with this new crowd in town who wants to tax just about everything.
But back to the point – if you’re not paying taxes, but the government is taxing others to your benefit, why wouldn’t you want more stuff? Oh I know the moral argument and I agree with it. What I’m describing is a dynamic which plays on human greed. It’s funny, we hear politicians talk about the “greed” of Wall Street, or the “greed” of big oil or the “greed” of big pharma.
But what is never discussed is the “greed” of those who don’t pay taxes but demand more benefits paid for by others. Or how politicians have “incentivized” that greed.
How ridiculous has it gotten?
Yes, that’s right – the top 1% pay more taxes than the bottom 95%. And the plan is to have them pay even more as this health care boondoggle comes on line.
So the next time you hear your favorite “progressive” begin their “greed” or “fairness” nonsense, show them this chart. If that doesn’t shut them up, nothing will.
~McQ
Thanks - a really good post. As for shutting them up with the chart, good luck. While a lot of folks realize that socking it to the rich because of their wealth is wrong, a lot of the non - taxpayers simply don’t care. As long as they get theirs, they don’t care where it comes from. I actually believe some enjoy seeing the big boys get screwed, because the rich have a lot more, never mind that they are smarter or worked harder or were luckier than themselves. All rich people aren’t like Bernie Madoff, most of them got their wealth through legitimate means. What I am afraid is going to happen is they are going to kill the goose that laid the golden egg. Whether you hate or love the rich doesn’t matter. If you tax them so much and make it impossible to retain and build more wealth - they will simply take their toys and money and go play somewhere else.-—JM
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