tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post148425406497232974..comments2023-10-25T09:45:40.318-04:00Comments on The Politics of the Cross Resurrected: Why Not Just Tax the Rich?Craig Carterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-68939173705183070372011-08-02T14:26:05.218-04:002011-08-02T14:26:05.218-04:00I don't think anyone wants to "fleece&quo...I don't think anyone wants to "fleece" the rich. We want them to pay their fair share and presently they do not. It is simply unconscionable for the rich to enjoy the tax breaks they do while deep cuts are made to programs like social security, medicare and pell grants. It's not about "class warfare" it's about WHAT IS FAIR. As a supposed Christian, you should understand that. <br /> <br /><br />Jesus looked up and saw the rich putting their gifts into the offering box, and he saw a poor widow put in two small copper coins. And he said, “Truly, I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all of them. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty put in all she had to live on.”<br />Luke 21:1-4The Shytroverthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14410151029361867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-3249494854119993662011-04-18T10:48:52.159-04:002011-04-18T10:48:52.159-04:00Peter,
On your nit-picking: I am not sure what I t...Peter,<br />On your nit-picking: I am not sure what I think. I have great sympathy for your view; it is the voice of logic and reason. But I'm not sure I would agree that the state has no role in supporting the poor and needy. Your view is ideal, however. I need to think about this more.Craig Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209954891388905090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5328993133397649838.post-49366378794829292712011-04-18T09:45:52.468-04:002011-04-18T09:45:52.468-04:00Great post. Another point would be that when the ...Great post. Another point would be that when the rich are overtaxed, they simply stop creating new capital (for the risk is greater than the reward, especially when the government assumes none of your risk and 35-100% of your reward). Or the rich will just simply flee with their capital. There is a major flight of capital flowing out of the United States. Many of those who flee no longer care about the punishments because the stakes are too high. If the government is going to basically confiscate everything you own, you may as well flee with your money and hope that you don't get caught. It is now a felony to travel across the border with over $10,000. This used to be about money laundering and terrorism. But it is now about keeping the capital from fleeing to more friendly jurisdictions: e.g., Grand Cayman, Barbados, Switzerland.<br /><br />The US should make their territory capital friendly instead of trying to punish and destroy those who flee. Then the flow of capital would turn back to the US instead of away.<br /><br />Finally, Obama, Federal Reserve and Congress are conspiring to tax all Americans by debauching the US dollar. So while saying they will keep taxes low for wage earners and promise to stick it to the rich, they are actually destroying people's earnings, that is the earnings of those who still have an income--in turn they are giving it to those who are unproductive in the form of wages, pensions, food stamps, unemployment benefits, etc. So it is a lie that Obama is for the little guy. He's stealing with Bernanke's and Congress's help from the wage earner too.<br /><br /><br />Finally, I wish to nitpick this one line:<br />"Capitalism is not meant to address the problem of those who cannot work: that is what private charity and a modest, means-tested, government social safety net are for." Once you allow government to create the safety net it is game over. You give them an inch they take a mile. Therefore, all safety nets should be abolished, making room for private charities, families, and the vaunted village (it takes a village ...) of the left to care for those who are unable to fend for themselves. When government overtaxes and offers charity, the first thing it destroys is the family, that can shirk its duty to care for its own. It leads to a breakdown of the family.Peter W. Dunnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160703257731149376noreply@blogger.com