Harry Dresden
Adamantium Member
No problem with inheriting wealth
The problem comes when you are born on third base and you act like you hit a triple
not much you can do about that Rw.....
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No problem with inheriting wealth
The problem comes when you are born on third base and you act like you hit a triple
The estate tax should be called the patriot tax. We live in America where we are suppose to value hard work and ingenuity, yet Republicans do not value these principles. Instead, they value the idea of perpetual wealth and dynasties.
These types of people would make King George proud.
The money belonged to the who died-I think we can all agree on that.
as long as the person has earned that through merit to society, of course. But MERIT IS NOT HEREDITARY! That is the one MOST BASIC principal that this country was founded upon
I don't see the argument for giving anything back to the government when taxes have already been paid.
Ever witnessed Caroline Kennedy?
Can you honestly tell me she merits the wealth she has?
Yup.
Money isn't "on loan" to the people who earn it. It's theirs to do what they please with.
And that includes leaving it to their kids. There's no other reason to earn money.
Right now the top 2% or 3% of incomes own 90% of everything. The rest of us are peons. The basic question is, does the government protect and promote a middle-class, or protect the super-rich? Didn't someone say "let them eat cake" when the citizenry had enough poverty?
The money belonged to the who died-I think we can all agree on that.
as long as the person has earned that through merit to society, of course. But MERIT IS NOT HEREDITARY! That is the one MOST BASIC principal that this country was founded upon
Please elaborate on just what you mean by "merit to society," if you will.
The government doesn't protect and promote any class.
It protects the rights of individuals to advance themselves.
The government has things like "protected classes", "a progressive tax system", and student loans and other entitlements intended to help the poor.
The wealthy bribe the pols and don't need any help. They are getting richer as the rest of us are getting poorer.
Where in the Constitution does it say the IRS can hand you a bill that you'd better pay, or else?Wow, so the gov't can do ANYTHING it wants with any US ctizen's property? Where the hell does it say THAT in the Constitution? Sounds like total communism to me. No individual property rights at all, the day we get to that point is the day liberty and freedom die.
You might wish to put that argument to the Internal Revenue Service. And please let me know how you make out.[You show me where - in the Constitution - the founders gave 'We, the People' the right to rob others of their money.
Fuck off. You don't get what is mine - whether I earned it or whether I inherit it. You can die in a ditch for all I care. You will not steal from me or mine. Get your own you lazy assed liberal.
We all know what the reputation of the IRS is, don't we? Just because they have too much power over all of us doesn't make them right, and here's hoping they will cease to exist in the near future ... cheers!
By the way, have you tried Preparation-H? I've heard it's pretty good.
Why were you discussing hemorrhoid medicine with your friends? Is it a problem for you?
as long as the person has earned that through merit to society, of course. But MERIT IS NOT HEREDITARY! That is the one MOST BASIC principal that this country was founded upon
Please elaborate on just what you mean by "merit to society," if you will.
The utility that one provides in order to receive reward
as long as the person has earned that through merit to society, of course. But MERIT IS NOT HEREDITARY! That is the one MOST BASIC principal that this country was founded upon
Please elaborate on just what you mean by "merit to society," if you will.
The utility that one provides in order to receive reward
Where in the Constitution does it say the IRS can hand you a bill that you'd better pay, or else?Wow, so the gov't can do ANYTHING it wants with any US ctizen's property? Where the hell does it say THAT in the Constitution? Sounds like total communism to me. No individual property rights at all, the day we get to that point is the day liberty and freedom die.
It doesn't say that in so many words. But exactly that intention is derived from interpretation of such components as the General Welfare clause, which is saying whatever is best for the majority and the general health of the Nation is what we're gonna do! So if you manage to accumulate enough wealth to qualify you as a de facto aristocrat I remind you that Americans in the essential meaning of the designation are innately hostile to aristocracy and all it stands for.
Please elaborate on just what you mean by "merit to society," if you will.
The utility that one provides in order to receive reward
So you're saying that the Government (or 'we, the people') should 'reward' our fellow Americans by allowing them to decide who gets to have the wealth that they accumulated. Fuck off to some other country where that works. This country wasn't founded that way.
Greedy, lazy fucking assholes always trying to take from others.
I don't see the argument for giving anything back to the government when taxes have already been paid.
Ever witnessed Caroline Kennedy?
Can you honestly tell me she merits the wealth she has?
I don't see the argument for giving anything back to the government when taxes have already been paid.
Ever witnessed Caroline Kennedy?
Can you honestly tell me she merits the wealth she has?
Are you thinking that you deserve it more than she?
Immie
In a merit-based society, is their any justification for wealth being passed down generationally. And, if so, is there any limit to such justification?
Just askin'
Ever witnessed Caroline Kennedy?
Can you honestly tell me she merits the wealth she has?
Are you thinking that you deserve it more than she?
Immie
Of course not. I haven't done anything to earn it EITHER!
Are you thinking that you deserve it more than she?
Immie
Of course not. I haven't done anything to earn it EITHER!
Okay, next question, are you thinking Nancy Pelosi deserves it more than Caroline Kennedy?
Immie