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Ann Romney Never Worked a Day In Her Life.

I think we'd be better off if we cut every govt agency by 10%. Cut spending by 25% for starters and for crap sake pass a da*n budget.

easy there, pardner, I get social security.....:2razz:
 
Yes, and you've already said that they should be paying 90% of their income. You do realize that leaves almost no money to pay employees, right?
Hon, you don't pay employees out of your personal income. Come on now. That is the 2nd rather naive statement you have made on this page.
 
You must be ignoring our current economy when you wrote this.

What does our current economy have to do with people getting off their backsides and finding work, wherever it is, vs your suggestion that a job come to you?
 
I didn't say the rich were clueless - you're putting words in my mouth. What I said was that Romney was clueless. There are lots of rich people who have a clue. Warren Buffet. Bill Gates.



in other words those who want more and more government because they believe they get more and more power because they tend to run government.

I don't think you have demonstrated that you have sufficient knowledge about economics to call a man who was top of his class at Harvard B School and who made millions in the investment sector and ran a successful olympic games clueless. Remind me of your education and accomplishments that gives you the expertise to judge?
 
With respect to your supposition what did the president mean when he said 'a rising tide raises all boats'? IOW if all boats are raised how could 'y's income decrease? if BHO is correct...

What do IOW and BHO mean? (Tried google to no such luck)
 
you are still wrong then-why should the only group that actually pays far more taxes than what they use or a far higher share of the income tax than their share of the income be the only ones who pay more taxes?

Because as you well are aware, there is no relationship between the dollar amount of taxes one pays and the amount of government one uses. No less a person than you yourself are on record as stating that such a calculation is not possible to apply to the nation.
 
Because as you well are aware, there is no relationship between the dollar amount of taxes one pays and the amount of government one uses. No less a person than you yourself are on record as stating that such a calculation is not possible to apply to the nation.

but the from each according to their ability is merely a philosophy that many of us reject and its not applied properly anyway. Far too many people don't pay near as much as they could and that is mainly the middle class
 
easy there, pardner, I get social security.....:2razz:


So all your eggs are in a ponzy scheme racket? And now that it is pay time for you, forget that it is coming down like a house of cards in a tornado, screw the country, just give you your check?

j-mac
 
Total bull****.

People don't "send in a check", not because they don't think that they should; They know that if they "sent in their check" it would do nothing to a 14 trillion dollar deficit. It has to be a collective effort.


Wow, he/she does have a sore spot. :)


Why don't you set the standard for others who believe like you by paying a little extra. But you won't because you want the "other guy" to pick up the tab for what you believe, right?
 
Your problem is that you think that wealth is a finite sum of money. You are dead wrong.

j-mac

Wealth is an abundance of money so as Y approaches X, Y can no longer be in the Y group they then go into the Z group. So what is your point? (I think that has illustrated my point quite perfectly)
 
Yes, and you've already said that they should be paying 90% of their income. You do realize that leaves almost no money to pay employees, right?
salaries paid to employees is an expense, and is listed as a deduction from profit..... taxes are paid on income less expenses..
 
Because as you well are aware, there is no relationship between the dollar amount of taxes one pays and the amount of government one uses. No less a person than you yourself are on record as stating that such a calculation is not possible to apply to the nation.

We should use that in determining taxes starting with the calculation of

Government costs/number of citizens=a starting level for taxes.
 
Total bull****.

People don't "send in a check", not because they don't think that they should; They know that if they "sent in their check" it would do nothing to a 14 trillion dollar deficit. It has to be a collective effort.

Maybe you can round up the nearly 50% who don't pay any income tax and join them in a collective effort.
 
How in the name of god do you think more taxes will make for a better job market? The more regulations and taxes you have, the easier it is for larger entities to enable crony legislation that benefits them.

what part of my post implied more taxes????
 
Wow, he/she does have a sore spot. :)


Why don't you set the standard for others who believe like you by paying a little extra. But you won't because you want the "other guy" to pick up the tab for what you believe, right?

Nope, you strawmanned my argument.

People don't send in a check because they know that if they did, it would be a drop of water in a sea, so what is the solution? Everyone drops their drop of water into the sea and then we see the sea level rise. (Try saying that five times fast ;))
 
Nope, you strawmanned my argument.

People don't send in a check because they know that if they did, it would be a drop of water in a sea, so what is the solution? Everyone drops their drop of water into the sea and then we see the sea level rise. (Try saying that five times fast ;))

so it is your learned opinion as a college student that the government needs more money and we are all better off having more of our income taking by the all knowing government
 
Right, also we should ask them to skip a few meals too.


You are laboring under the delusion that the 50% who aren't federal income tax payers are all on the verge of starvation?
 
Well, I don't think she fits that category at all. And to be honest, If Governor Romney was worth a quarter billion dollars and didn't hire a few people to help his wife (suffering from Cancer and MS) raise 5 kids, he'd definitely be an asshole I wouldn't vote for.

Besides, if he were a democrat...he'd be banging some aide on the side while his wife was dieing of cancer.....

LOL - he'd be an asshole? Now you just insulted and put down all the working Dads who support a family and a stay at home mom!
 
Agreed, but it is so much easier to play games with the money when you don't have one...This is why Reid will never allow it up on vote.

j-mac



Spot on. Reid can't get enough of his cohorts, a.k.a. Demos, to buy into the budget as is; yet he blames the Repubs. Bonehead nitwit.
 
salaries paid to employees is an expense, and is listed as a deduction from profit..... taxes are paid on income less expenses..

My bad. I assume people who had to pay 90% of their income wouldn't have much motivation to make that much money since they know they can only keep 10 percent of it.
 
Wealth is an abundance of money so as Y approaches X, Y can no longer be in the Y group they then go into the Z group. So what is your point? (I think that has illustrated my point quite perfectly)

Money is fluid. Wealth is fluid. Who is poor today may be rich tomorrow. You can not really think that money is some fixed amount that is hoarded by the rich can you? That is just stupid.

j-mac
 
My bad. I assume people who had to pay 90% of their income wouldn't have much motivation to make that much money since they know they can only keep 10 percent of it.

hopefully if someone had 90% of their income confiscated they'd terminate with extreme prejudice the morons who imposed such fascism
 
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