If oil companies start means-testing gasoline price... I just can’t post it.
The “poor” and “less fortunate” don’t pay their share in the first place. Right now the top 50% of incomes pay 97% of the taxes; needless to say, they also consume government services way out of proportion to their numbers in society.
Lets give the “Evil Rich” a break and to hell with the “poor” and the “less fortunate.”
Little Ray: “Lets give the “Evil Rich” a break and to hell with the “poor” and the “less fortunate.””
I’m with you! I’m not even a member of the “Evil Rich” but I know which side my bread is buttered on. We already have way too many breaks for the poor. Not that helping the poor is wrong. It’s a great thing when done privately.
Let me tell you, Ray, the harder I work to get ahead, the more people I have to carry along with me. I don’t mind not getting earned income, paying 100% of my children’s tuition or not qualifying for the myriad of other government income redistribution plans. What irks me is when I scrimp and save for decades and live responsibly, it matters not. It only means I end up paying more to take care of the irresponsible. Gross income rises, but net income is barely higher than those who get a free ride.
It’s like the old story about the grasshopper and the ant, but in this case, the grasshopper(s) learned how to use government to steal the ant’s hard work.
As for subsidizing gas for the poor? Great idea! I highly encourage our rich leaders to set up a private charity to pay for it. I’m certain the FReeper who presented the idea would be willing to contribute generously, right?