Patrick, again... who decides what is "Fair"? Another subjective term

And who decides how much someone can afford? "Afford" is another one of those subjective terms that means different things to different people.

Yeah but the government may have to declare bankruptcy for providing all that.

Patrick, who makes the determination on whether it's an "effective use"? You can't talk about economic matters using subjective terms that are open to interpretation. Words like "Effective, or need, or deserve or should" I deserve a new truck and need one too! Does that mean that they should take money away from someon...more

Psycho, your are obfuscating again. You try to seem all reasonable and say they should "pay some back" but what you have advocated is the rich paying "Most" if not "All" of it . Why not say what you really mean? I've read a lot of your posts. You hate capitalism, mainly because you don't really understand what it is. Y...more

Communism works great on paper too.

Daniel, I hate to have to break it to you but the 50's and 60's aren't coming back. The fact is that we had a huge boom back then because everyone else was trying to recover from the war. But the third world saw what America had and wanted that for THEIR kids and grandkids. I remember as a kid when "Made in Japan" was ...more

On a related note, It is interesting that no matter what the tax rate is , tax revenue stays basically the same. You see, People adjust and change their circumstances, perhaps hiring a new tax attorney or getting some special legislation passed. But politicians have what is known as a static view of the world. They don...more

Patrick, when has that EVER happened?