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Originally Posted by baddog
Why is it that you know how much he paid in taxes, and why did he pay that much? H&R Block?
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Because I was like a son to him. He took me under his wing from the time I was born.
My aunt Barbara did the books for his business and I was privvy to all of his business books.
He was rightfully proud of what he did and we spent many hours driving around central florida through his orange groves, having dinners together, and spending time at his offices where he showed me what he had accomplished.
Why? Do you think I'm lying about it? I don't have any reason to. I just grew up a lot different than you did. Much more "country" and much more around people who didn't trust the govt. and didn't want or need any help from them.
Things are a LOT different these days for sure.
But I know for a fact that not everyone needs help from the govt. or general public to get things done.
This country was built by bad ass individualistic men. Not by the U.S. govt.
That kind of talk is pretty much socialism. I know some on here will say it's not and have a different perspective.
But if I hear one more time how the wealthy don't pay their "fair share"...when 50% of the people in the U.S. don't pay any income tax and even get a check from the govt. (the earned income tax CREDIT) I think I'll puke.
How about everybody get angry about the millions of people who don't pay into the system at all? They use the roads and the bridges and whatever other kind of b.s. argument that has been made.
If all it takes is the govt. providing us with public education (they don't...us property owners PAY for everyone else to go to public school by the way) and building highways (they don't...all of us who buy gasoline pay for the highways with the national gasoline tax) then WHY isn't everyone on this message board a millionaire?
I'll tell you why.
Some people are smarter, work harder, and have great ideas. And the majority of folks are lazy and just want to get by.