Two things:

 

1) Take away Paris Hilton, and, as much as it pains me to say, you take away the happiness of a lot of people, because they LOVE seeing her on TV and in the magazines or else she would not still be there.

 

2)"The only difference between miserliness and philanthropy is that the philanthropist serves a favored few while the miser spreads his largess far and wide."- Steven E. Landsburg You don't need to see the spending, putting money in the bank is probably more helpful than anything.

 

2) So we need more Scrooge's in this country?

1) We could do without that happiness in this country.:lol:

No, they are buying couture socks and $10,000 cable bills while others cannot afford health insurance.

 

And the money from the couture socks goes to somebody's wages or profits (which are put in the bank) and that $10,000 the cable company now has certainly goes somewhere.

 

Look, I am not saying that we should leave the poor out to dry. I don't have any money now but I intend on donating a whole lot of it- at times I believe that the tithing option isn't enough if you are wealthy enough- because I feel like I will be able to manage my money efficiently. And I believe that the education system (on a state and even more local level) needs to have a whole lot of money thrown at it.

 

But I believe that since our "poor" live better then the middle class of a lot of the world, we don't need to give the system the boot.

Now that I would not be for.

 

That happens here at higher and higher rates all the time... :mad::madman:

 

One way to look at it though is job security, they will need teachers for the students...

2) So we need more Scrooge's in this country?

1) We could do without that happiness in this country.:lol:

 

2) Wouldn't hurt.

 

1) Maybe you are onto something....:banana:

 

 

Boy I really need tehse bananas to dance again they creep me out.

I don't remember suggesting a 50% rate for millionaires. In fact, I think I said 35%.

 

If they think they can make the same amount of income in another country on this planet, good riddance.

 

Government does not provide most of the jobs in my county. Small businesses would.

 

I do think millionaires provide a lot of jobs for their communities and I said I would give tax breaks for any income they make that they reinvest into the business that would create more jobs.

 

Besides paparazzi, what jobs is Paris Hilton creating?

 

 

My bad on the 50% typo.

 

So you would give tax breaks to Shaq who (by your example) hired someone to work on his cable and his pets? that sounds contradictory to what was said earlier?

 

But I believe that since our "poor" live better then the middle class of a lot of the world, we don't need to give the system the boot.

 

I don't disagree with this. The outrage of the "poor" in this country is not as much as an outrage cause they are not nowhere near starving level. In fact, a good deal of them probably are on the "healthy" side.

No, they are buying couture socks and $10,000 cable bills while others cannot afford health insurance.

 

I thought I already covered that...

 

As for health insurance, there clinics everywhere, don't believe me come on down and I will show you a doctor's office on every cornor and the emergency room filled with people that abuse the system.

That happens here at higher and higher rates all the time... :mad::madman:

 

One way to look at it though is job security, they will need teachers for the students...

 

Sometimes we look at our schools and see who is dating who and say, "Job security.":lol:

I thought I already covered that...

 

As for health insurance, there clinics everywhere, don't believe me come on down and I will show you a doctor's office on every cornor and the emergency room filled with people that abuse the system.

 

So, a person with no health care and a job that makes $35,000 a year would be able to get a kidney transplant to save their lives at your clinics?

 

They would be able to get that $100 a month prescription for the medicine that would let them leave a pain free life?

My bad on the 50% typo.

 

So you would give tax breaks to Shaq who (by your example) hired someone to work on his cable and his pets? that sounds contradictory to what was said earlier?

 

No reinvesting in a business. He wants to take the $120,000 that he spends on his cable bill and start a business, tax break.

 

He is going to spend it on luxury items, tax it.

 

I wonder if a $10,000 cable bill would create many more jobs than a $400 cable bill would.

So, a person with no health care and a job that makes $35,000 a year would be able to get a kidney transplant to save their lives at your clinics?

 

They would be able to get that $100 a month prescription for the medicine that would let them leave a pain free life?

 

nope, won't make it that long, because when I tried to see the Dr. A person was there with a runny nose, and the Dr. did a complete evaluation of that person, the person had the common cold, he flashed his medicade card and off he went, right when I thought I was about to get in... guess what the same thing happen, again and again, and again.

 

So I left and went down to the pharmacist for the medication, however, a person with the cold was in line, flashed his card, payed two dollars for his medicine that cost me 9.00, and was angry that the price of the medicine went up .25.

No reinvesting in a business. He wants to take the $120,000 that he spends on his cable bill and start a business, tax break.

 

He is going to spend it on luxury items, tax it.

 

I wonder if a $10,000 cable bill would create many more jobs than a $400 cable bill would.

 

Indirectly, they use the money on technology, because they want to have better equipment then DirectTV. So they hire some physists to figure what can move faster than light, to ensure that we have our needs met.

nope, won't make it that long, because when I tried to see the Dr. A person was there with a runny nose, and the Dr. did a complete evaluation of that person, the person had the common cold, he flashed his medicade card and off he went, right when I thought I was about to get in... guess what the same thing happen, again and again, and again.

 

So I left and went down to the pharmacist for the medication, however, a person with the cold was in line, flashed his card, payed two dollars for his medicine that cost me 9.00, and was angry that the price of the medicine went up .25.

 

 

No reinvesting in a business. He wants to take the $120,000 that he spends on his cable bill and start a business, tax break.

 

He is going to spend it on luxury items, tax it.

 

I wonder if a $10,000 cable bill would create many more jobs than a $400 cable bill would.

 

Indirectly, they use the money on technology, because they want to have better equipment then DirectTV. So they hire some physists to figure what can move faster than light, to ensure that we have our needs met.

 

Well, now you are just being silly.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

I thought that you might like that:)

What about a federal sales tax accross the board? If you buy a million dollar car, you are paying your sales tax on it. if you buy a candy bar, you pay your sales tax. Could we then eliminate income taxes??

 

Where would people buy goods then? some may go to other countries so we would have to put a big tariff tax on incoming purchases, so that people dont scam the system.

 

Just brainstorming out loud??