This is a stereotype that has become the backbone of the Conservative party.
All poor people are lazy, stupid, dropped out of High school/ College, don't work hard, want free money, and do nothing.
All rich people are good, caring, generous people who will give away money to fix societal problems, and are hardworking. Like Paris Hilton.
This is quite arguably the dumbest thing I've ever been told. And this is their platform for election. Sure. There are lazy people who abuse the welfare and tax system, and these people deserve to be found and punished. But Can you honestly say, that all of these middle and lower class americans, are where they are, because they didn't work hard enough? Do You honestly think Paris Hilton worked her way to the top? How can such a major political party, be blind to the millions upon millions of americans who put in 50 to 60 hours a week, and still are behind on their bills.
And you know what? Their are greedy douchebag rich people out there. Shocking, I know.
(Obama Plug init)
This is why I agree with the Obama policy. It removes the burden from the middle class, and moves it on to someone who is much better off, and can handle it. I'd like you to chew over a few numbers. If you charged Rich person, making 10 million dollars a year, 40% income tax, as is done now, you'd make 4 million dollars. If you charged 40% on people making, say 100,000 a year, you'd need 100 people to make the same amount of money, plus that middle class person has mortgages, and loans, and all sorts of expenses, that they can barely pay, so Giving them an additional burden makes things much tougher than charging that rich person an extra million. Let's go even lower, to 50,000 a year. you'd need 200 people to pay that off.
The point is, raising taxes by a little on the very rich, can raise many times the money of raising them on the middle class.
Therefore, If We raise taxes on rich people, who wouldn't be feeling very much of a burden, we could releive the middle class by alot, and still have a balanced budget.
All poor people are lazy, stupid, dropped out of High school/ College, don't work hard, want free money, and do nothing.
All rich people are good, caring, generous people who will give away money to fix societal problems, and are hardworking. Like Paris Hilton.
This is quite arguably the dumbest thing I've ever been told. And this is their platform for election. Sure. There are lazy people who abuse the welfare and tax system, and these people deserve to be found and punished. But Can you honestly say, that all of these middle and lower class americans, are where they are, because they didn't work hard enough? Do You honestly think Paris Hilton worked her way to the top? How can such a major political party, be blind to the millions upon millions of americans who put in 50 to 60 hours a week, and still are behind on their bills.
And you know what? Their are greedy douchebag rich people out there. Shocking, I know.
(Obama Plug init)
This is why I agree with the Obama policy. It removes the burden from the middle class, and moves it on to someone who is much better off, and can handle it. I'd like you to chew over a few numbers. If you charged Rich person, making 10 million dollars a year, 40% income tax, as is done now, you'd make 4 million dollars. If you charged 40% on people making, say 100,000 a year, you'd need 100 people to make the same amount of money, plus that middle class person has mortgages, and loans, and all sorts of expenses, that they can barely pay, so Giving them an additional burden makes things much tougher than charging that rich person an extra million. Let's go even lower, to 50,000 a year. you'd need 200 people to pay that off.
The point is, raising taxes by a little on the very rich, can raise many times the money of raising them on the middle class.
Therefore, If We raise taxes on rich people, who wouldn't be feeling very much of a burden, we could releive the middle class by alot, and still have a balanced budget.
