Why am I "greedy" if I want to keep my money, but a politician isn't if he wants to take it from me?

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and give it to someone else? Libs, I can't wait to read your lame answers.

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE POST BEFORE REPLYING. Most of you are ignoring the "and give it to someone else". For those of you who have a hard time understanding the English language, I am referring to WELFARE.

Answer 1

A little story I heard, hope I get it right.

A derelict fellow comes up to me on the street, sticks a gun in my face and takes my money. This is a crime.

The same fellow comes up and tells me his mother is ill and needs treatment would I give him some. Being a good fellow I help out.

The same fellow comes up with a police man and demands my money because someone wrote a law that I have to help support him, the police take my money and give it to the guy.
This is called socialism, and it is thief, just not a crime but it should be.

You know I really don't have a problem helping out, I mean I help my son and his family, sister in law and her husband, even mother in law, all with money for things they need but cannot afford, in particular healthcare insurance. But that is five additional people I buy insurance for besides my wife and I, and I really cannot afford to buy insurance for anyone else.

If I were ever asked to help I would, its my nature but I do not donate to organizations that only provide a small percentage of the money to the needy, they are only doing the non-profit so the rulers of the NP can make a nice living, which is wrong

The NP is much like the government, they waste money horribly, a lot of people involved get rich in the process, there is a lot stolen, so I see them much like the NP and do not want to donate to them.

I believe we would be better served by having everyone tithe 10% of their gross to a church, pick one, anyone, and then let the churches provide the social services the government is today. I believe the needy would get more and the politicians could not use it to buy votes, plus our tax bill would go down by more than the 10% and we would all be better off.

Congress is full of criminals, mostly just not convicted yet, but criminals none the less.

Answer 2

Well, some rich people are greedy.

The disparity in incomes has grown in recent years (e.g. last 10 years) --

We do need to pay taxes to fund the government. How is it that cons want an ever growing military? We spend well over 400BB a year there.

Since you said Libs-- I'd like to understand how cons are any better. We've had several years of Republican dominance yet we still have huge deficits. Taxes have been cut and benefited pretty much everybody in the income spectrum. Our debt, deficit and gov. spending continues to grow unabatted.

On the other side, Libs tend to want to perpetuate class-warfare. So you do well and how do you get rewarded? You are deomonized for making a good living.

Answer 3

I don't think you are greedy. I think you are a chiseler.
If you don't want to pay taxes, move somewhere that doesn't have them. Afghanistan, Siberia, Antarctica.

In America you are part of a great society that affords you many opportunities. Certainly your tax bill should be reasonable but certainly you owe your share for the services you receive.

OK. I read your extra details. Sorry. In the case of welfare, you would be greedy as that sin is defined by Jesus Christ (refer to Loaves and Fishes, as you treat the least among you, etc.) but I don't see how greed is involved in describing the politician if he isn't taking the money for himself.

Answer 4

If you want the borders protected, the police to respond to crime, the EMTs to come to aid you when you fall, the fire department to keep your house from burning down, the tank, hummers, submarines, the aircraft, the troops, the rifles, the uniforms, the protection equipment, the roads you travel on without busting an axial, the traffic control lights, the support structures needed for all of these and more, then you have to pay for them. It is pretty much that simple. If you want all of this to go away, we can arrange that, but don't cry when there is no one to fill the void.

Answer 5

No one wants to give up their money...if this were a perfect world and they weren't people who needed medical care or food or shelter or welfare, then no...I wouldn't want to give up my money either.

It is called sacraficing for the greater good.

It is called being virtuous.

Generous.

Just.

Fair.

And the politician is greedy if he wants to take 1000 put 10 into social programs and use 900 on a party to celebrate the programs or pad his own pockets. He's not greedy if he truly wants to do the Robin Hood thing.

Answer 6

Well, technically it isn't your money. No one truly makes 100 percent of his money by himself. Individuals depend on a wide array of government services to support the very free market in which they earn their money. Without these supports, there would be no free market in the first place.

Answer 7

The conundrum that is the redistribution of wealth.

They can't take away your money and give it to people with less, so they'll just tax you until everyone has nothing left.

Then it will be fair.

But you'll note even the most liberal of politicians build enough loopholes into the tax code to keep his money.

Answer 8

He wants to take your money to benefit the poor and the middle class. If you don't value the poor, then I would only ask you to find Christ in your heart and see the love of life.

Answer 9

You wouldn't make a dime if not for the government. You'd be trading chickens for lard.

Answer 10

you've got it bass-akwards.

you are smart to want to keep your money so you can eventually spend it thereby contributing to society.

the politician is greedy because he wants to take your money and use it for his pet projects so he can keep his for himself.