[Homestead] Scary as h*ll

Gene GeRue genegerue at ruralize.com
Thu Oct 16 12:39:43 EDT 2008


On Oct 16, 2008, at 9:22 AM, rayzentz at aim.com wrote:

> Oh, sure.   And of course, as long as that three percent is not taken
> from *me*, it's OK.   As long as it's someone else, and they make more
> than *I* do, it is perfectly acceptable.

I am enchanted by how Republicans, who used to be conservatives but  
now feed at the big business trough, have psyched people of average  
incomes into thinking like this.

Ray, take a deep breath and think about the implications of high  
unemployment throughout the country. Now think of high employment and  
compare conditions and choose the condition you prefer.

As Obama pointed out to Joe The Plumber--whose book, tool and shaver  
endorsements will soon arrive--as more jobs are created Joe's plumbing  
business will get more business from people who can afford his services.

As Joe gets more business he will hire more plumbers. He will pay more  
total taxes but his after-tax profit will be greater.

Methinks Joe protests too much. Ray, let's suppose your music teacher  
salary gets bumped to, say, a million per year. Your tax bite will  
outrage you. Your after-tax remainder will send your children to the  
finest schools. And you will never have to eat that non-food, ramen  
noodles.

Beware of the tax spin of those whose clients most benefit:  
politicians and their henchpersons.




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