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Originally Posted by Robbie
Unfortunately the politicians would score political points by only making 1 percent of the country (the wealthiest) pay for it. 
If everybody had to pay fairly for everything the govt. does...the govt. would be what it is supposed to be: small and unobtrusive in people's lives.
Instead, I feel like I work for the govt. And they have so many laws and rules that I can't get out of the bed first thing in the morning without accidentally breaking some kind of stupid law. |
Sooner or later everyone has to pay. The US government is running a 1 trillion yearly deficit has a 16.4 trillion debt. The "middle class" taxes go up on Jan 1st.
Obama's demand that the top bracket go up on those earning over 250k raises 50 billion dollars - enough to fund the government for about a week.
It's not a tax problem but a spending problem.
Some how Obama has managed to convince people that if only they squeeze and tax the 'rich' (who already pay half the taxes) then everything will be fine.
This is a lie of course and Obama is just a political hack for a political party that seeks to hold power.
People will always vote to raise someone elses taxes. Class warfare works. America has become a Mobocracy. The takers will keep voting to take.
But the politicians like Obama can only lie for so long until the true cost of their big government becomes apparent. That comes either through everyone paying higher taxes and the true cost of big government being felt and seen by the average person.
Obamacare was another big lie and written by the health insurance companies who are now cashing in and raising premiums.
Obamacare is over 2000 pages and most of it has to be figured out how to be implemented by HHS. There will be thousands of new rules and regulations weighing down employers. Most of it comes into effect in 2013 and 2014 is when the waivers for Obama's corporate donors expire and the true horrors of this legislation will be seen for what it is.
30 State governors have already rightly refused to setup state based exchanges and want nothing to do with it. This will be a complete disaster just wait and see. Unfortunately the economy and the average person will suffer greatly.