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In reply to the discussion: Live election blog: As in San Jose, San Diego voters also curbing pensions [View all]Bigredhunk
(1,346 posts)Last edited Sun Jun 10, 2012, 01:19 AM - Edit history (1)
"So and so has a better benefit package than I do...makes more than I do." So fight for better wages/benefits at your job! Why should everyone else make less because you do?
I don't hate rich people. Yes, I resent that many of them got where they are because of connections or dumb luck or screwing people...and few acknowledge that. I don't hate that they're rich. I hate that they're paying a record low in taxes. It's one of the reasons things are so screwed up. I don't want the wealthy taxed at a higher rate to penalize them. I want them taxed at a higher rate because we've always had a progressive tax system in this country. Those who have more have always paid more. Well, they did when things were better. Then the rw wrestled power away from sensible wealthy people like Henry Ford, saying, "Why do we have to provide more for others...pay a living wage?" Then bush came in with his "temporary" tax cuts to get a "weak" economy rolling. Only he gave a disproportionate amount to the wealthy. & they were never going to be temporary. Whenever they were set to expire was going to be a bad time to have them expire...or rather, a bad time to "raise taxes" (as opposed to "letting temporary tax cuts expire" .