Quote: (01-01-2013 12:02 PM)painter Wrote:
I totally understand your viewpoint that taking more money from rich people is a good thing for whatever reasons you want to give to justify it. But for that argument to be valid you need to call it what is (socialism, communism, marxism) not use 1984 type doublespeak and say some people aren't paying their fair share when your argument is the exact opposite.
It sounds like you like to watch Glenn Beck a lot. Here's a solid video that ridicules the idea that something like a progressive tax system is equal to communism: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebexx89yohE (it's actually pretty funny).
On top of this, your claims of a progressive tax system being communist is extremely ironic. The income tax during the 1950's was highly progressive where the top earners had to pay out 92% of their incomes in taxes (http://taxfoundation.org/article/us-fede...brackets). This would make 1950's America communist by your definition, which is funny because during that time America was in a cold war with communist Russia.
What you are saying not only ignores history, but you also make wild claims that I am somehow un-American for wanting to have a proper progressive tax system.
Quote: (12-31-2012 10:36 AM)painter Wrote:
It was a good post. I can't help but laugh at the whole argument that the rich have to pay their fair share, it's such a stupid, pandering, dishonest statement that anyone who says that instantly becomes an idiot in my mind.
Also, the way you approach something like politics is at its root flawed. Just because someone does not see things the same way you do, does not automatically make them an idiot. It means they have different perspective than you. If you are unwilling to open your mind to different perspectives on life and the world at large, how you ever going to grow as a person and gain a deeper understanding of the world. I will admit to being an extremely stubborn person, but at the end of the day, I can at least sit down and reflect on what another person has said, and weigh in on the validity of their argument/teachings.
This is the last I will say. I am not going to continue arguing this because for some reason political discussions make me feel pretty heated, and I personally do not want to get enraged discussing something that, at the end of the day, I have very very little control over. On top of this, arguing from a place of anger (which is what I have done) leads to name calling and insults, rather than in-depth discussion.