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Old 06-18-2008, 02:12 PM
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No, the rich don't owe the government anything for being rich! Who the hell are you to dictate that the rich must be punished for being rich???? And, yes, punishment is exactly what it is. Where's the incentive to get rich if you're going to have to give most of it to the government in taxes to pay for a bunch of freeloaders who are too damn lazy to work?
Who the hell am I? Why, I am the Supreme Dictator of The United States, that's who! What a silly question.

So, what you are telling me is that if you were offered a promotion that would double your pay, and push you into a higher tax bracket, that you would refuse the promotion, because the higher taxes would be a disincentive?

SC asserts that the rich already pay a disproportionately high percentage of taxes. You tell me that big taxes are a disincentive to work to become rich. Clearly, one of the two is incorrect.
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