[Centurion2000]

I think it would be better if gov’t just confiscated all net worth over $1 million. That would fix it. Right?

I know it's sarcasm but if you grabbed ALL of the wealth of the top one % it would fund government operations for only about 4-6 months at current spending levels.

Pathetic ain't it?

[umgud]

Surely, someway, we can convince the citizenry that our biggest problem (of many) is a spending, not taxing problem.

[MrB]

Obama is saying that they’re going to “ask” the wealthy to pay more. That’s the opposite of confiscation.

They’re going to “ask” nicely.

(He needs a repeated nut kicking for using the term “ask” when it comes to taxes.)

But, he IS playing to his base. It’s a rare sheeperal that will admit to the distasteful truth that all gov’t policy is implemented at gunpoint.