So what?? With success comes an unfair advantage... There is nothing wrong with keeping the scales in balance. This can still be done in the spirit of capitalism, so spare us the socialism talk. The type of lifestyle the infamous 1% life is ridiculous. The amount of power the top corporations have is ridiculous... I have no problem with those people having to think twice before buying their third private yacht...
I want people to buy that third yacht. People make good money building yachts.
You make a good point that highlights the dilemma in the argument... If it were up to me, I'd want better schools, more community programs for the under privileged youth, higher wages, better work environments, and more opportunity for the poor and middle class over more yachts... Though the situation is obviously not that simple...
It should be Nobody's business what anyone makes, least of all the federal governments...
Well unfortunately we are stuck living in a land that provides the most opportunity, comfort, and security than any other on this planet. There are expenses needed to manage and maintain that. There is a responsibility to educate, protect, and provide for our citizens. This is what makes our land what it is. I'd love for less government and more freedom, but you also can't be an absolutist about it. There are situations where government is needed, helpful and useful and there are situations when it isn't. Understanding the whole picture and being smart and efficient about it is what is necessary. It has to be a mix of the "Right" and "Left" ideologies and if we can't find a way to acknowledge the other side and work together we are gonna stay in a stand still...