/——-/ It’s worked for millions of Americans for generations. No one said it was easy, it’s possible if you put in the effort.Take better care of their house? WTF does that have to do with anything? Most working poor slave away at multiple minimum wage jobs just to pay their RENT. Many more are retired, handicapped and single mothers collecting no child support.
If you are successful in this country damn straight you have a duty to pay your fair share. It is not unfair to tax them on every dollar earned over 400 grand. American has been good to these people. They should be proud to pay more!
In this example, the word "house" was used as a metaphor. You couldn't be more wrong. Do you really understand why most poor people are poor? This may be a difficult concept for someone who is so dug in in their politics to accept, but the majority of poor folks who are "slaving away to multiple minimum wage jobs just to pay their rent" are victims of their own (or their parents own) bad choices.
While I wont spend any more time on whatever ridiculous retort you might come up with next, the American system flourished because our society encouraged marriage, family, responsibility, work ethic, and dignity. All of those institutions are breaking down these days for a lot of reasons and the consequences are pretty evident. While there are certainly people who find themselves victim to bad luck and tragic circumstances, the majority of those poor people you talk about aren't there because of bad luck. Why are there so many single moms? Is it because of me? And, lastly, a guy who makes 400K who pays 18% IS paying his fair share. My point was that if you make 40K, you might not pay anything. Hell, half of Americans pay nothing in federal taxes. That is not fair.
Yes, the old RW "bootstrap theory". I call BS. Hope that in your next life you are born black or brown in the ghetto or the barrio. Let us know just how easy it is for you to achieve the American dream.
Look at South America with their two class system. Born poor, you stay poor, born rich, you stay rich. That’s why the drug trade is so attractive. The poor risk their lives with the chance of becoming wealthy by grow and selling drugs.