Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Spread the Wealth?

Is the redistribution of income good for America? If you ask the people that go to work every day, earn 75K to 250K a year, working like dogs, traveling the globe while their families are home missing them, keeping this economy primed with tax revenue, they will say they are taxed enough. That is not selfish, that is not a lack of sensitivity or understanding that is reality.

How much do you want to take away from productive people before you think it’s enough? Obama has not clarified that for the voters yet, and I would like to know. I know there is an effort to bring back class warfare here but is that what we need now? Aren’t we divided enough?

Anyone that is willing to educate themselves, work the long hours it takes, and take the risks of owning a small business can be successful in America. Why don’t we celebrate them instead of punishing them? What gives the government the right to decide how much wealth we can keep? Why do people in this country buy into this notion of punishing the “rich”? Is it jealousy, envy, or something else? I have never been given a job by a poor person. I love people that are willing to risk it all and create jobs! And I believe they deserve all of the rewards of doing that.

Maybe we need to look in the mirror of America and ask ourselves; what can I do to create jobs? Instead of voting for people that punish the people that deserve our thanks... Just a thought…

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