2007-09-13 06:24:52 · 10 answers · asked by Emmauel Q 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Considering that our 'poor' have a higher standard of living than most 'well off' people in the world - I am not that worried.
Besides, the 'poor' are not getting 'poorer.'
2007-09-13 06:56:19 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
If the rich earn their wealth legitimately (ie. through serving the people in the market) instead of through government handouts (which is how the military-industrial complex got rich), it is perfectly fair for them to get richer. If the poor are poor for legitimate reasons (ie. too lazy to work), it is perfectly fair for them to be poor, but if they are poor for illegitimate reasons (ie. government regulations, the welfare trap, the Federal Reserve's Inflation, taxes being too high), then it is unfair.
If we want to reduce the number of people who are rich unfairly and poor unfairly, the way to do it is through instituting the most progressive economic system ever invented, which is known as Capitalism. We should immediately shut down the Federal Reserve (why do the banks and Wall Street need to increase their profits at the expense of the poor and middle class?), eliminate the IRS and replace it with nothing (why should poor people have to give money which they need to stay alive to the government to pay for more wars and more anti-freedom policies such as the Drug War or the Patriot Act?), and eliminate flawed "anti-poverty" programs such as the minimum wage (the minimum wage doesn't actually raise wages, but rather just outlaws any job below an arbitrary wage, making the workers worse off; if the minimum wage is a good thing, why not make it $1 million an hour?). We should also work to replace government welfare programs with more efficient charities (charities spend 70 cents a dollar on average helping people, while government spends only about 30 cents a dollar). If we don't eliminate the IRS, why not make every dollar donated to charity completely tax deductible, so that people can just give their money to charity instead of to the government?
2007-09-13 13:46:07 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The premise of your question is flawed.
Take a look at the Census data I've linked to below, table 2.
The rich are getting richer, but so are the poor and middle class, just not as fast.
In fact for any period of time, you'll usually see all income groups move in the same directions at the same times.
To noils2: Take another look. The point of the Census data I posted was to show EVERYONE was getting richer. In other words, the poor are NOT getting poorer. Secondly, the chart shows the top 5%. Don't you consider the top 5% to be rich? I sure do.
2007-09-13 13:30:33 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Pennybags 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Good Question! The reason the rich get richer is because of the Republicans running the government. Every-time Republicans have a free run on things as they do now( even-though the Democrats have a majority in the Congress, they don't have enough of a majority to do anything) the corporations, rich people and lying creeps get rich. The Republicans are against Unions or paying someone their true worth. Even graduates from college have a hard time finding rewarding work. Bush Senior wrote up NAFTA, then Clinton made a big mistake by signing it, then Bush Jr. stole the election to bring everything to fruition. Your big worry now should be to make sure Republicans and Mrs. Clinton do no get into the White House. This decision will make or break the U.S.What you need to do is get the word out. Make people see the mistake of having criminals in the White House.War is used by the republicans to steal money from the middle class and reward the rich.
2007-09-13 13:40:59 · answer #4 · answered by oldhag 5 · 2⤊ 4⤋
Laissez - Your chart does not present a true picture and you know it. The top 25% of of income earners are not wealthy. A fifth collumn showing the income of the top 2%, or truely wealthy, would show the rich are getting disproportionately wealthier. Nice try anyway.
To answer the question; tax the wealthiest 2% an average of what they would pay if they lived in other industrialized nations. The US is a tax haven for the ultra-wealthy.
2007-09-13 13:47:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
For starters, we can stop importing poor people. If you have a room of 50 people 6 feet tall and bring in 200 people that are 5 feet tall, the tall people didn't get any shorter but the average height of the room did....
That's why we need Ron Paul for president. He's tall.
2007-09-13 13:37:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Why is it the job of the rich to ensure the poor have a better life? I work hard for my money and already pay more than my share of taxes which goes to a "refund" of someone who barely paid anything into the system, but uses most of the benifits anyway. There's a name for what you propose it's called Communism. We beat it once and if we have to we'll beat it again. Everyone in this country (USA) has a chance to make something of themselves. If you don't take the chance it's no one's fault but your own.
2007-09-13 13:35:31 · answer #7 · answered by iwingameover 5 · 4⤊ 3⤋
The Constitution and The Bill of Rights do not guarantee that you will not ever have hurt feelings. So grow up and shut up. Your whining is so 'communist' and 'humanistic.' You need God in your life.
2007-09-14 02:33:32 · answer #8 · answered by D.A. S 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Discourage welfare as a way of life, encourage people to work/save/pursue happiness.
2007-09-13 16:17:32 · answer #9 · answered by Moneta_Lucina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best solution to what you are describing is Communism. Is that what you want?
2007-09-13 13:33:50 · answer #10 · answered by Mister Sarcastic 4 · 3⤊ 4⤋