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Should we be paying for the rich?

Should our money be going to the rich?

  • Yes

    Votes: 2 5.9%

  • No

    Votes: 25 73.5%

  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 7 20.6%
  • Total voters
    34
  • Poll closed .
DaveFagan said:
I wouldn't mind if the gov't clearly stated it was "Corporate Welfare" so USA taxpayers would know who the true Welfare Queens are. I'm currently overwhelmed by Militarized local Police Agencies, surveillance, the gov't subsidizing the .01%, MSM progaganda steered by CIA/gov't/etc. instead of true news, USA invasiions of foreign nations)Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.). I think the gov't is worried about going bust and is preparing for a Police State to fend off the protests. They keep getting local police agencies more and more involved with the FBI and National forces instead of local agendas. Make more things illegal to fill Corporate Prisons. Put impediments to slow Renewable Energy to protect the wallets of Big Corporate Energy. MIC, Big Energy, Banks, MSM, and only a few others run the USA. I didn't notice a placecard at the table for me. How about you?
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Oh hell yea.
 
Soopairik said:
People who are born in poor families generally stay poor. A guy works all day long in a mine and gets minimum wage. You think it's fair?
Poor people do not have the same resources to start out with as middle class or high income families. They can't afford good education because they are poor.
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Most poor people get free education through financial aid, so that's a myth.
 
Soopairik said:
They get good education, great. Still can't get/rent a proper house without money. Still have to work three jobs to live.
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Get a good education, get a good/better job, the rest follows.
 
antiquity said:
Does that include the tax money to support the under privileged?
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Yes it does. Why should I be forced to pay the bills for someone you deem more "underprivileged"?
 
jet57 said:
Inner city vs rich suburb education. Vastly different.
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It may be different, but it's not because of money. Inner city per student costs are higher than suburban costs.
 
Soopairik said:
Not everyone gets financial aid.
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Financial aid is available to anyone who needs it or earns it in the form of loans, grants and scholarships.
 
jet57 said:
We've always paid for the rich; that's why they're rich. They have enough money to make us pay their way.
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We the people don't pay for the rich. The rich pay for the people. 9% pay half.
 
jet57 said:
We've always paid for the rich; that's why they're rich. They have enough money to make us pay their way.
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We the people don't pay for the rich. The rich pay for the people. 9% pay half.
 
Soopairik said:
People who are born in poor families generally stay poor. A guy works all day long in a mine and gets minimum wage. You think it's fair?
Poor people do not have the same resources to start out with as middle class or high income families. They can't afford good education because they are poor.
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Graduate high school, don't have kids before marriage, get a job - 98% of those that follow those simple steps reach the middle class. They will then be able to give a batter opportunity to their children. Believing that poverty is inescapable is simply a self fulfilling prophecy. I came from poverty (without welfare because my dad was too proud to take it) and not only do I live quite well but my dad went from a 13 year old school drop out to starting his own business and is now doing well for himself. Hard work is the cure for poverty.
 
jimbo said:
We the people don't pay for the rich. The rich pay for the people. 9% pay half.
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Yeah, keep thinking that next time you look at your pay check or pay your taxes.
 
jimbo said:
It may be different, but it's not because of money. Inner city per student costs are higher than suburban costs.
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I've never heard that. Do you have a source?
 
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