Originally Posted By: Kaotic
Originally Posted By: Salohcin Dragon
Hey you dipshit politicisations, leave education, healthcare, & SSI/disability/retirement alone & tax the rich fairly!!!


Is this supposed to be sarcasm? You do know that the "rich" pay the vast majority of the taxes in this country right? The top 5% of tax payers pay 50% of all taxes, and nearly 50% of the people in this country pay NO taxes. How much more should the "rich" be required to pay before you decide that its fair? By your logic you should have no problem with me coming to your house and taking 50% of your stuff to give to someone who "needs" it, right? For fuck's sake, get your head out of your ass before you begin typing.

/set rant to simmer

In regard to the actual topic of the thread, it is completely unconscionable that they would even consider something like this. Those men and women have risked their lives for our freedoms and as long as the politicians are living high on the hog and we're giving money to every Tom, Dick and Harry with their hand out, we must continue to support our troops monetarily. When they have cut out all the other bullshit, if there is still a need, then and only then can they look to do anything to military pay, other than increase it. For the time being, if they're not considering raises for military servicemen and women, then they need to leave it alone. Which I believe they will. In all likelihood, much like many of the other things they've done, this is simply a scare tactic and an underhanded attempt to effect votes. And they didn't even have to make an announcement. All they had to do was leak the idea of a study...


Wow man, what's up you @$$? Do you live in this country, it is a well known fact that the rich & corporations get tax cuts & use loopholes in the tax system. Did you watch the news when the "debt ceiling craziness" was going on?

Last edited by Salohcin Dragon; 08/20/11 09:01 PM.
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