Quote:
Originally posted by apechild
Hold on. The tax cuts resulted in the middle and lower class paying an even lower proportion of taxes that they did previously. In other words, they received a disproportionately large tax cut, which helped them much more than it helped the rich.
Besides, since when has it been the job of the federal government to redistribute wealth? Do you want the IRS taking money from the most productive and handing it out to the least productive?
If we take away, or even reduce the incentive to work and succeed, what do you think will happen to the economy then?
|
Clinton's tax increase on the richest one percent in '93 notwithstanding?
__________________
"In Iraq, no doubt about it, it's tough. It's hard work. It's incredibly hard. It's - and it's hard work. I understand how hard it is. I get the casualty reports every day. I see on the TV screens how hard it is. But it's necessary work. We're making progress. It is hard work."
|