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Originally Posted by Flint
Yet when I hear "wealthy people...should be taxed more" with no qualifying statements as to what that means, I think of a man who may have been working two jobs to support his family, but instead opted to cut some expenses and find a way to go to night school to get a degree, get a better job, and maybe, through years of applying good work ethic, save up enough money to make a few investments beyond college and retirement savings, and aquire some wealth. Nobody handed him that wealth, he fought for it tooth and nail. Maybe he looks now to the financial security of the future generations of his family. He has the right to do that.
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See, I don't picture that guy at all. I picture the blue line guys that glatt is talking about. And I think it's very possible to set this hypothetical "extra tax" bar high enough--say, an income of $1 million per year--that we could easily deal with every current budget crisis, and then some, and still not hurt anyone who has worked their ass off to be where they are. The problem is that the blue line guys have convinced the red line guys that they are "wealthy" too, and that everyone is coming after them. The red liners need to realize that they are right next to the green liners, and that no one is even suggesting taking their money.