Quoted from AVON

         Isn't 10% of half the wealth only 5%??

Total Assets of the U.S. Economy $188 Trillion, 13.4xGDP

5% of 188 trillion is 9.4 trillion

http://rutledgecapital.com/2009/05/24/total-assets-of-the-us-economy-188-trillion-134xgdp/

Quoted from AVON

         Isn't 10% of half the wealth only 5%??

Doesn't it make you feel good to take their money by mob rule?  Join the mob and take from those greedy bastards.  It's the American way!

Quoted from CICERO

Doesn't it make you feel good to take their money by mob rule?  Join the mob and take from those greedy bastards.  It's the American way!

The Board Anarchist posts about Mob Rule!           

Quoted from Box A Rox

The Board Anarchist posts about Mob Rule!           

Somebody has to pay all the debt off.  May as well be the people not in debt, or the "rich".  I'm saying take everybody's money.  Nobody really earned it.  A chicken and a pot for EVERYBODY.

Quoted from Box A Rox

The top 400 taxpayers own almost half of America's wealth.  Taxing the very rich at as you suggest,
an extra 10%, would be taxing half of the wealth in the country... quite a large amount from those paying
in many cases, the lowest actual rate.

what is the definition of wealth?

Quoted from senders

what is the definition of wealth?

If you have to ask... you don't have any.

Quoted from Box A Rox

If you have to ask... you don't have any.

according to the government I have enough that I should give more, according to their tax code....

wealth isn't just $$$$

Comprehensive tax reform is one part of the solution -- but controlling and CUTTING spending is the other part and, in my humble opinion, the most important part.  There is so much waste in government spending -- huge salaries for career politicians who get gold-plated taxpayer paid benefits and expense accounts.  Cut .. Cut .. Cut  .. should be the mantra/motto.

And the first thing, we should cut .. is the legs out under the career politician system .. term limits are not enough ...  I would go so far as to recommend that we adopt the policy of Ancient Athens -- legislators were chosen by lottery (like our jurors are) and get to serve a 1 year term and then they are completely replaced by the next group of randomly selected citizens.

Greece, ancient or new, is a WONDERFUL EXAMPLE of how to run a country....good choice DVOR!!!!  Do you also think there might be a reason why your sugested Ancient Athens method is defunct? Another example of your lack of thorough thinking...GOOD JOB!!!!!!!

"Some Republican governors are softening on the party's hard-line toward tax increases for the wealthy,
suggesting that GOP congressmen at least be open to rate hikes in exchange for a comprehensive fiscal
agreement on taxes and entitlements" .

Said Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R):
"The people have spoken, I think we're going to have to be flexible now.
Elections do have consequences. The president campaigned on that."

Politico
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1112/83945.html?hp=t1

Raise the cost of energy to heat homes, drive cars to work, and transport food by raising taxes on companies that produce energy and who will really be paying those taxes?

Quoted from Box A Rox

Said Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R):
Elections do have consequences. The president campaigned on that."

Union strikes have consequences.  18K people out of work.

Stay tuned a lot more jobs will be lost due to this administrations over regulation.

Quoted from CICERO

Union strikes have consequences.  18K people out of work.

It's always convenient to blame the Unions... no mention of the "consequences" of
Bad Management Practices that led to the business being unable to honor it's contracts.

In the end, upper management will get a large severance package, investors will divide up the assets and
the union workers will be out of a job, and out of a pension.  The dogs will fight for the scraps that are
left.

The 1% grow richer... the middle class drops into the working poor class... and the Right applauds.  

Quoted from Box A Rox

It's always convenient to blame the Unions... no mention of the "consequences" of
Bad Management Practices that led to the business being unable to honor it's contracts.

Typical response.  Union's taking no responsibility for their decisions.  They decided to strike and ended up out on the curb.  There are consequences for actions, and 18K people deceived by their union boss' rhetoric have woken up to a harsh reality. Too bad.

Why didn't Obama bailout their "bad management practices"?