"James T. Kirby" wrote in message
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Mike Hide wrote:


Anybody outside the top 10% of earners in this country who thinks the
goals of the
republican party benefits them in any tangible way should think again.

JK



Seems well over half the voting population did a week or so ago, so whats
changed since then ???? mjh

Let's say your interests in the election are economic as opposed to social
agenda.
The tax system that Bush is pushing is aimed at helping that top 10%. If
the government
is actually going to get paid for, guess who pays for it. The lower 90%.
That's pretty simple arithmetic.
Fair? How much of the wealth is concentrated in that top 10%? I don't
know the number accurately, but it is
way way over 50%. Do 10% of the people need over 50% of the wealth? I'm
too much of a socialist to believe that.
I don't advocate an immediate uprising aimed at taking that back directly,
but I don't like to see the political
system set up to accentuate that disparity in a runaway fashion, which is
where Bush's priorities are.

If there are tax breaks accruing to anyone below a rarified upper economic
class, I haven't seen them in any paperwork
I'm doing.

JK


Tax cuts by the Bush admin are across the board . The top ten percent pay a
disproportionate amount of the total tax burden . The top ten percent not
only pay more in taxes because of the fact that they make more money, but
the percentage of their income they pay is very high .

So when across the board tax relief is done they it is obvious that they
will get more tax relief than the average Joe.

I remember when I as in the UK the top rate was nineteen and six in the
pound ,i.e. 39/40 of their earnings . In other words to earn 1 dollar they
had to make $40, the other 39 going to the government. that was the time
when the country went belly up.

So either tax the rich at the same RATE as everyone else, or continue the
current situation and give them an equally disproportionate number of
election votes .

Better still quit bitching about it as they are carrying most of the yours
and my tax load as of now .

I am afraid there will always be ingrates like you regardless.....mjh