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Originally Posted by Brucelee
What I am saying is that the notion of paying because you can pay is not inherently fair, it is inherently silly. Essentially what is says is, we reward failure and punish success. It also assumes that somehow, the Fed Govt is responsible for your succcess or that society is and is entitled to a larger share of what you generated. Does that make sense to you? Would you teach that to your children?
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I don't believe the notion is bad. I DO believe that everyone is responsible for maintaining our society. If you have more capability, I feel that you naturally carry more responsibility to put your life to good use and lead others in your example. Get involved, rather than build walls around your fortune and family.
I'll teach my kids to be selfless, to take care of others and to not be taken advantage of, regardless of their status or wealth.
Sadly, we *all* are at the point where we feel that the only thing the feds will do with our money is waste it [so why should we give more]. What a sad comment on the American condition, eh? If we all trusted the feds to not dick us around and if we felt the money was actually going to the betterment of our society, it sure would be easier to be noble.
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