What does the "rich" contribute ?
Who benefits the most ?
2006-09-25 15:39:21 · 15 answers · asked by Joe_Pardy 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
"Bored stiff" I was counting the high number of "poor" that come back in bodybags: After all, that is what it really means to serve. Sitting in an Office, counting the dead, don't count.
2006-09-25 17:38:48 · update #1
War is a rich man's gain and a poor man's fight.
Google up General Smedley Butler and see what you get.
The name of the article is "War is a racket"
2006-09-25 15:47:16 · answer #1 · answered by doggybag300 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rich contribute the reason. They need war in order to have huge defense contracts and spend hundreds of dollars on a simple hammer. Without war why would taxes need to be increased or new ones created?
2006-09-25 22:54:20 · answer #2 · answered by unforgettable_1 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Self made hard working ones? I know few of those kinds. Most rich people are people who manipulated and cheated the system to get there.
They have the most, they gain the most. Can't they spare an extra bit of their money to pay the people who are stuck? For the children? For the people's lives? Apparently not. Bush loves his flat taxes!
2006-09-25 22:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rich earn the profits when the stock of war-releated corporations goes up. Companies like Haliburton, Honeywell, Lockheed..
2006-09-25 22:47:18 · answer #4 · answered by Phil S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
More taxes. Only the members of govt and their freinds benefit the most. The only rich who get a break are the well connected rich, not the self-made hard working ones.
2006-09-25 22:45:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Joseph Kennedy Sr. contributed his own eldest son to the cause of World War II.
2006-09-25 22:47:27 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
The rich, if they indeed contribute nothing, run the risk of a particularly enterprising group of middle and poor class members declaring war on them. It's Mencken's slave anecdote: "If you point out that a slave always runs the risk of being oppressed by a particularly cruel master, I answer that a master always runs the risk of having his brains knocked out by a particularly enterprising slave."
2006-09-25 22:48:04 · answer #7 · answered by Fudge 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This time, we'll leave the bill for our kids to pick up. That'll make it easier for the middle class to keep voting the chicken hawks back into office.
2006-09-25 22:44:49 · answer #8 · answered by imnogeniusbutt 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You seem to be mislead by liberal lies read and educate your self!
http://www.veteranstoday.com/article921.html
"We found that recruits tend to come from middle-class areas,
with disproportionately fewer from low-income areas. Overall,
the income distribution of military enlistees is more similar to
than different from the income distribution of the general population."
As Democrats are opposed to every tax reduction this statement is almost ludicrous. The largest obstacle to gaining wealth is taxes. The single biggest issue affecting middle class families on a daily basis is taxes. The middle class taxpayer pays close to 50% of their income in taxes. Please consider the following: federal income tax, state income tax, state sales tax, property tax, gas tax, tolls, taxes on alcohol and cigarettes, utility taxes, automobile registration fees, county surtaxes. Democrats are not for the middle class and break down their support into groups. They get funds and count on votes from women by being pro-choice, minorities for supporting affirmative action, gays for supporting gay rights, unions for not supporting school vouchers, and environmentalists supporting things such as not drilling for oil in Alaska. On the those who don't pay close attention to the issues they use spin- reference the top ten liberal lies!
2006-09-25 22:48:49 · answer #9 · answered by Boredstiff 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They Contributed Paris Hilton and apparently they feel that is enough. Personally, I think we got ripped off.
2006-09-25 22:48:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋