Taxing the Rich Won't Solve Deficit, Says Tax Foundation

Okay. When do I start getting my share of Steve Spielberg's and Whoopi Goldberg's wealth? If they could spend $50,000 for a plate at a fundraiser for Slick Willie, they've sure got it to redistribute.

 

I'm going to try to use an analogy to address Paul's silly "redistribution of wealth is a good thing" argument: remember in school when we pulled out some gum, and the teacher asked us if we had enough for everyone, and we said no, so she made us spit it out?

As for Convicted--I really, really encourage you to reseach some opposite viewpoints, if only to have some balance. Based only on what I've seen you post here, the economic history you've been presented is heavily slanted towards the left.

 

How about this grading system?

A= 90% and over

B= over 80-89

C= 70-79

F= 69 average and under

The person who gets a 99% grade had a recorded A and 9 points are credited to next semester's final grade average. and so on with B and C students.

The person with a 60 average grade gets a reported F and 9 points are subtracted from next semester's final average.

 

WAAAAAY back in 8th grade English, my teacher returned a one-page report to us; at the top of my page was a "99." I looked over the page, trying to figure out what I did wrong; there were no marks on the paper. I took it up to her, and asked what was wrong. She looked over the paper and said, "nothing." I asked, "So why didn't I get a 100?" She said, "no one gets a 100."

At that point, I figured, "then why am I trying?"

You can come to your own conclusions as to my gradepoint average after that.

 

Do you really not understand what this would bring?

The kid who realizes "Joey over there is a sure 95; so that means I only have to make a 75, and I'll get an 80, which makes me a B instead of a C."

There is no "fair" way to redistribute wealth, that doesn't breed an attitude of "I'll only do as much as I need to, because I'll get the rest from someone else."

 

Wow, you just brought back memories! In my 8th grade English class I was getting A- grades. Like you, I was getting 98's, 99's, even 100's on assignments and tests. In the third quarter I asked the teacher, "How do you get an A in your class?"

Answer: "You have to do extra credit. No one gets an A without doing extra credit. Do a couple of extra book reports, for example."

Me: "So I could ace every test, every assignment and not get an A?"

Teacher: "Correct."

 

>The kid who realizes "Joey over there is a sure 95; so that means I only have to make a 75, and I'll get an 80, which makes me a B instead of a C."

Joey gets an A and next semester has 5 points added to his final grade. You get a C and have 5 points carried over to the next year's final.


This is the same as carrying tax credits and your IRS bill into the next year.

 

BUT the OP confuses the fictitious middle class with our owners. The well paid workers pay to much taxes and support the minimum wage owners. The rich people don't support the poor people. You have been conned!