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Wes Mantooth · 09-17-2010, 11:01 AM

"Hank Hill, tax payer"

It was a pretty common for people to be proud to pay their way in the US but I think that generation (and philosophy) is slowly dying off. People today would never sacrifice comfort for the war effort, they'd never actively participate in local politics, functions or fund raisers and they certainly don't want to sacrifice their lifestyle and personal income to pay taxes. It would almost seem the prevailing mentality these days is "that's not my responsibility" and as long as that's an acceptable way of thinking people will always demand lower taxes.

I get that people want to get the most bang out of their buck and want to decide for themselves how the money they earn is spent. I get people who are upset that taxes are too high and paying them is more of a financial burden then anything else and it is important to work out a balance that both benefits us as a whole while benefiting our wallets as well. However I'll never understand the mentality behind refusing to pay anything (or as little as possible) at all and demanding the folks on the other side of the track take the responsibility.

"Taxes should be paid by the rich!!!"

"NO!!! We invest our money the poor need to pick up the slack!!!"

How about everyone just pays their fair share and we leave it at that?

09-17-2010, 11:01 AM	#21 (permalink)
Wes Mantooth Junkie Location: Tennessee	"Hank Hill, tax payer" It was a pretty common for people to be proud to pay their way in the US but I think that generation (and philosophy) is slowly dying off. People today would never sacrifice comfort for the war effort, they'd never actively participate in local politics, functions or fund raisers and they certainly don't want to sacrifice their lifestyle and personal income to pay taxes. It would almost seem the prevailing mentality these days is "that's not my responsibility" and as long as that's an acceptable way of thinking people will always demand lower taxes. I get that people want to get the most bang out of their buck and want to decide for themselves how the money they earn is spent. I get people who are upset that taxes are too high and paying them is more of a financial burden then anything else and it is important to work out a balance that both benefits us as a whole while benefiting our wallets as well. However I'll never understand the mentality behind refusing to pay anything (or as little as possible) at all and demanding the folks on the other side of the track take the responsibility. "Taxes should be paid by the rich!!!" "NO!!! We invest our money the poor need to pick up the slack!!!" How about everyone just pays their fair share and we leave it at that? __________________ “My god I must have missed it...its hell down here!”