[patriotspride]

We need to force the media to stop using % , and rich as definers.

Make them use actual numbers.

I’d wager that most americans would not consider $250,000 as Rich.

They probably think “rich” is a multi - millionaire

[MrB]

That’s the deceiver’s game - obfuscate the language, distort the meanings of words, use words that mean one thing to the listener and mean another thing to the speaker.

The founder of the left’s ideology is a liar and the father of lies, there is no truth in him/them.

[Eagle of Liberty]

Make them use actual numbers.

Agreed. And then we need to talk about where the REAL wealth is held in this country and by who. And then we need to discuss how increasing income tax percentages does not really even go after those that the 99%ers despise.

The other item we need to have some serious discussions on is the topic of Hypocrisy! Here you have a President and a Party that desires more revenue for whatever they want that revenue for, yet last year, they reduced the payroll tax rate? That is THE instrument for funding SS. How about The House says, "Okay, you want more revenue? Here is what WE think needs more revenue. We think that the SS program needs more revenue, so we will pass a bill that removes the cap for SS funding and that is our bill."

[Trod Upon]

Put yourself in the place of someone making $20k-40k per year; $250k looks pretty damn close to “rich” under those circumstances. A person who makes in one year what you would have to work for a decade to get is definitely not on the same plane of existence with you, even if they’re not Bill Gates. The contrast between living for ten years on $250k vs $2.5 million is pretty stark. It all depends on where you are in the spectrum. To somebody making $500k+ per year, $250k might look rather modest, but the reality is that the overwhelming majority of Americans earn far less than either figure, so playing with semantics isn’t a winner. It doesn’t matter whether someone is “rich” or “poor.” What matters is that free people should not be forcibly divested of the fruits of their labor.

[Paladin2]

The media and 'rats like to confuse income and wealth.

They are all financial idiots (RINOs too).