It seems, at least to many Conservatives on here (not all), that if you're not rich, then you have no value as a person... they always call the poor lazy... I've known many a poor person that worker harder than any rich person I know... maybe they just aren't greedy?\n\nMoney doesn't make you happy and it seems like many of them think the more they have, the happier they will be?\n\nIt's nice to have security with money... but it doesn't seem to be about that to many on here... it's about power... and that's my biggest problem I guess... they think it's a game and that other people's lives are games...
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Yes.\n\nThis administrations sole goal is to make millionaires richer.  Republicans don’t seem to be aware of the chain reaction caused by neglecting the needy, but they end up paying for this neglect with higher crime rates, paying higher medical costs, and paying for higher prison populations.  They appear to be oblivious of the repercussions of having a society with a wide gap between poverty and wealth.\n\nThey tend to be less realistic.  They live their lives in a box; not looking outside of the box to get the big picture.  As long as them and their children have good health care, plenty of food, good educations and a comfortable living, they don’t see anything wrong.\n\nThis narrow view of the world causes America’s needy children to be neglected, people to go without proper housing, educations and health care.  In the long run they pay for this neglect, but can’t see beyond the box.\n\nAs for morality, I’ve never seen so much hypocrisy.  On one hand they claim to be such great Christians while on the other they ignore the teachings of Jesus which commanded we must take care of our neighbor, feed the hungry, and care for the sick.\n\nRepublicans live in a fantasy world and when their house gets broken into or they have to pay outrages hospital bills, they wonder why these things happen.
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I would support anyone who helps out this cause and have myself on occasion, however the simple fact remains that they are poor because we are rich. There isnt, as many like to say, enough to go around, not if we want to maintain our current standard of living.
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Wealthy people never feel wealthy enough, so that's some of the reason... But why do people (wealthy OR poor) cheat?  Most people cheat because they feel "entitled" to the federal funding that they think "everyone else" is getting... Some people cheat because they are disgusted with themselves for not having saved enough (or at all) for their child's education...  Others cheat because they have been misinformed about the availability of funding (everyone knows that there's something called a Pell Grant, but few people realize how poor you have to be to get one; when people see that they weren't awarded one, they seem to set their morals aside in their efforts to qualify...) \n\nBeing that Financial Aid administration is, well, my life (or, at least, my livelihood), I've seen all manner of cheating (some creative, some not).  I agree with families when they say that the system is unfair.  It does tend to over-estimate a family's ability to pay.  However, people HAVE to realize that same system that is inflating their EFC is also inflating the EFCs of people much poorer than them.  \n\nSome people who are usually very thoughtful become incredibly selfish when it comes to things like taxes and income... These people need to realize that, often, what they consider a financial burden is minor compared to other families' hardship... I KNOW that having to pay for braces or home repairs is expensive... I know it's going to put you deeper in debt.  But when I have students whose parents are battling cancer or who don't have parents at all... I have to set priorities....
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I myself have always wondered what would make hard working tax payers vote Republican. I thought it was common knowledge that Republicans work to benefit only the richest people in America, not the working class, which is the majority of us here. But it appears that all some people need is for some politician to say he's conservative and against abortion or gay marriage or illegal immigrants or whatever hot issue is in vogue at the time and these same hard working tax payers forget how much they may be struggling financially go and vote for him on "moral issues or family values". If you are not already rich before you vote Republican then you definitely won't become rich after you vote for them. If you have as much money as George Bush, or the likes then of course you should vote Republican because then he will be working for your interests.
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yes, but it's not really punishment, it's more guilt. why? because they feel guilty about their own wealth and the fact that there are people in this country that don't have it (wealth). and don't have the opportunity to have it. are they willing to make changes in society that will change the dynamic? no. because they need the impoverished vote. what baffles me is that these people, these poor people who have nothing who keep voting in these democrats who do nothing to improve the situation of their voters have not learned yet that they are being tricked.
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Girl I hear you and I am with you I understand your point. These people don't understand that God made us equal and will judge us equally. He believes in helping out one another. People are just shy-sty and don't care if others live or die as long as they are wealthy. I pray for people like you. Thank you for defending this nation. It does not matter if you are rich or poor when you die that will stay behind and all that will follow are your good and bad. We are supposed to share our food, and help the poor. Obviously these people are not doing that. Amen to you AMEN!!! torresshs04@yahoo.com
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If anyone thinks the rich are hard working.. you either don't know any of them or you are one and you don't know that other people work much harder...\n\nThat being said... Bush equates taxing the rich to communism and socialism... and people run away saying it's bad and evil... \nNo... it's fair... I pay my taxes and they should too... but most of them get huge breaks and loopholes... that my friend is crap...
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Why does everybody blame Walmart.  Americans are the greediest people on the planet.  We use 3/4th of the worlds resources.  As greedy individuals we are also selfish.  If one is generous and cares for the welfare of others as one is instructed to do in the Bible, one is given the name "bleeding heart liberal," from the very people who profess to be so keen on moral values.  I just wonder where those values are coming from.  I'm poor myself but I contribute part of my money every month to Feed the Poor because I believe in karma.
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being poor and being lazy are not the same thing...\nbeing poor and having no money are not the same thing...\nyou are clearly a materialist with some major issues to resolve...\n\nfor myself -\nI have the one thing that money cannot buy:\n\npoverty!
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I agree with the concept, yes. I've seen way too many times where people make blanket statements, and it's annoying to no end. You'd rather your tax dollars go to unjust wars? To hike government salaries? \n\nThere are plenty of people, women and men alike, on welfare programs that NEED it, that could not exist any other way. Many times it's due to circumstances that are entirely beyond their control, and most often they are ashamed to admit it and can't wait to be independent and self supporting. Gee, I wonder why they're ashamed when the general majority makes them feel like sponges.\n\nThere are others that take advantage of the system, and this is WHY people get jaded and judgemental. However, they tend to forget that this is not the majority, that there are people out there that could not exist without it, and that it's our responsibility to help those less fortunate ... our moral responsibility.
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As Sophie Tucker said, "Ive been rich and I've been poor, and believe me, honey, rich is better."\n\nThe best things in life are free, but for everything else you need money (or MasterCard).\n\nDuke, above, is wrong that people with less money are more likely to share. Who is more likely to give you a roll of toilet paper--someone who just bought one at the supermarket or the Soviet citizen who had to wait in line 6 hours to get one?\n\nI'll bet if Duke himself had more money he would be more likely to share. So what he says doesn't even apply to himself. Do as I say, not as I do.
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It is alarming how misinformed most people are about the Federal income tax and all other state and local taxes.  The "Rich" pay in excess of 80% of federal individual income taxes.  The "Rich" pay close to 40 cents of every dollar they earn in Federal and State income taxes.  If you want to talk "fair," how fair is it for someone to work hard in school and then life and then fork over almost half of what they make to someone else.  The "Rich" also pay more than the majority of all local property taxes.  The "Poor" are eligible for the EITC which gives them back more money than they pay in federal income taxes.  Most "poor" people really resent the "wealthy" not the "rich."  If a "Rich" person stops working, she will no longer be "Rich" and will be eligible for the same EITC that "Poor" people receive.  The "Wealthy" never have to work another day in their lives and if smart, never pay the taxes that the "Rich" do.  I blame the misinformation mostly on CPAs like myself who don't do a very good job at telling our complaining clients to shut up and try working a little smarter.
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That is an interesting view of things.  I have always had an inclination the exact opposite direction, that is, to help my family first, then my town, then state, country, the world.  I'm not saying this is right and the way you are talking about is wrong.  I guess it's just that when I have some money to donate, and I look around, and right there is my own family member who is barely getting by, then how can I let him starve while feeding a stranger?\n\nBut what you are saying is a good philosophy.  For if I were to help the country, then perhaps there would be this "trickle-down" effect to my own family member.  I think there may be something to that.  I just wish I was a billionaire and could help everyone!
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Wealth doesn't make people happy. It usually makes them possessive, cranky, avaricious, greedier, mean, nasty, stressed, etc., because all they can think about is making more money and protecting the money that they already have.
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Anyone can be wealthy? What planet do you live on? LOL... Apparently you have never been hit with disaster, been out of work for a long time, had large medical bills, had little opportunity for higher education, had to drop out of school to help support your family, etc. \n\nNot everyone has the chance to be wealthy. And if you are wealthy yourself, what are you doing to help those who have less?
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The common conception is that stingy people are that way because they have no money - because they have to be.  Some of the cheapest people you'll ever meet are rich folks though so in reality it can go either way.  At first it doesn't seem to make sense that a rich person would be stingy but then you have to figure there's a reason they are rich in the first place.  They probably didn't get there by being casual about money.
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LOL!!  That's a great point, I hadn't read those statistics.  I guess it's 'cause the Lib's have made a smoke and mirror's campaign suggesting that they fight for the "working man", and since the vast majority of the population makes less then 70K per year, that's who the Dem's try to appeal to.  It makes them look good I suppose to bash people like me, who put themselves through school, worked hard, and now has a job well above the national average.  It's a snow job.  I've always thought that the major distinction between Dem's and Repubs is that Repubs believe it's the governments job to create and sustain a country where you can achieve happiness, while the Dem's of today believe its the governments job to try and provide it.  If you work towards achieving your own happiness, I think you often fall into a higher tax bracket because of your ambition and work ethic.  Good question, thanks!