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Letters to America
On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:04:03 -0400, Eisboch wrote:
While the concepts are nice and appealing to many during an election campaign, the problem is not the specific details of Obama's proposals or even the income levels over which taxes will be raised. The problem is in allowing government - and the "leaders" of government to control it ... period. Government has always controlled taxes. I think it's in the definition of taxes. ;-) Taxes are necessary to provide funding for programs and agencies designed for the public's benefit, however selective taxing of one group over another to "spread the wealth" is socialism, regardless of how you want to define the word for your purposes. Taxes have always been selective, be it "sin taxes" on cigarettes and booze, to deductions for having children. GWB's tax reductions for the rich were selective. It's a democracy. If you don't believe in Obama's stated tax policies, don't vote for him. As for socialism, it is government *ownership* of business, and that is exactly what is happening now. This bailout, buying into banks, is socialism, and I believe it was a Republican idea. |
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