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Tax the rich to support the poor?

No
Yes
I don't care

Author Topic: The Great Debate (Topic 1: Tax the rich to support the poor via the government?)  (Read 1743 times)

the problem with giving to the poor is that the rich need money to create jobs (not all of them, but some) for the poor, but since the poor are too poor and didn't get an education, they cant get a job, so we need to give them money to get a job by taxing the rich. it's a big loop. the best way to fix this IMO is to stop giving our jobs to foreign countries such as india, spain, mexico, and china. (i'm not saying we should get rid of this completely because it will cause global economic instability since we are their main buyer.) we also need a halt on how much money we are currently processing, right now we can all get a stuff ton of money but still not use it because the stores will need to raise their prices to compensate. it's super difficult managing a economy of a (large) nation out of a hundred more. it's a domino effect.

IMO we need a global currency, and we need to stop using a different kind of credit for each of our stuffholes otherwise it'll cause never-ending economic problems.

they are
No they are not... lol

Just a majority of the ones that spread it like fire are.


Most of the poor or homeless who were just failures and put themselves in that position.
They need to be helped and guided. Not spoonfed dough.

Yes they are. I think all furries are either gay/aroused by another male furry
o yeah and btw your opinion is wrong. stfu.

Yes they are. I think all furries are either gay/aroused by another male furry
That is a generalization/stereotype.
Maybe most are but not all. I have a friend at school who's a furry (holy stuff another furry out here? Amazing!) and he's straighter than a ruler.

Most of the poor or homeless who were just failures and put themselves in that position.
I agree.
And then they bitch when the government won't let them sit on their lazy asses.

My case is kind of like that but we're trying to get back up (long story short my dad thought he could skip work because he had 20 days off his jail sentence and his boss didn't know)

I do believe we should support the poor, but I believe it should be done through individual kindness. I have a large amount of faith in most of humanity, and I do believe that people will step up to help others who are in need. Making a tax to accomplish this might force people to participate, but it will cause a gigantic stuffstorm. Just my opinion though.

lol tax the rich all the way. With the loop holes they get, they hardly even pay any taxes at all already. For example: http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/susan-milligan/2011/03/30/how-will-ge-not-paying-taxes-help-the-economy

edit: oh and btw, taxing the rich doesn't mean that money goes to the poor. it just means more money saved and spent on actually creating jobs.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2012, 09:27:29 PM by Count »

Ceist, thank you for your post. Global currency does lead me to believe that economic disasters would just continue to occur and spread all the more. One country flounders and it spreads like in the euro zone.


Also Rockslide that is nice but all the same individual charity does not reach as extensively as governmental money can.

Ceist, thank you for your post. Global currency does lead me to believe that economic disasters would just continue to occur and spread all the more. One country flounders and it spreads like in the euro zone.


Also Rockslide that is nice but all the same individual charity does not reach as extensively as governmental money can.
Well, one of the more important factors is exactly how much we tax the upper class. Not everyone in the "upper class" has millions of dollars and drives a Bentley. And how would we ensure that this money was supporting the poor in proper ways? Would it just be handed out in some kind of governmental version of Robin Hood? Or would it be turned into a coupon or certificate of some sort that entitles the holder to only buy certain things?

Try a new and original argument that you didn't pull from other people.
Come to the city of Turlock. You see most of the homeless digging through the recycling bins for plastic bottles to make money which they use to buy stuff like heroin, meth, or just cigerretes and cheap beer. Anyway I would say 1% of the poor in my town were layed off and lack the will to go back to school or can't afford it even though the nearest JC is cheap. I guess you'll have to see it for yourselves.
« Last Edit: August 30, 2012, 10:10:29 PM by Harm94 »

Come to the city of Turlock. You see most of the homeless digging through the recycling bins for plastic bottles to make money which they use to buy stuff like heroin, meth, or just cigerretes and cheap beer. Anyway I would say 1% of the poor in my  were layed off and lack the will to go back to school or can't afford it even though the nearest JC is cheap. I guess you'll have to see it for yourselves.
I hate it when people get money just for drugs.
at least most of the poor ass people here have reasons to be poor (laid off/can't work and the government can't give them money)

What exactly does  it mean to tax the rich? Do the Rich really need to be forced into helping the poor? \Discuss.

What exactly does  it mean to tax the rich? Do the Rich really need to be forced into helping the poor? \Discuss.
no, this would be an invasion of their freedoms (not like it doesnt happen anyways.)

What amount of money would be considered rich?

What amount of money would be considered rich?

I once read a book on economics called the Birth Of Plenty. It said that we often consider some one to be rich if they have 1.5 * our income.

I don't get why we should tax the rich less than the poor. Can someone explain?