[quote=Bronze Bird]Sheri, your arguments are weak. You stated: "I don't think tax cuts given to people that make less should be considered as not working hard." Who here said that? Did I miss something?

"Going into another tax bracket I think does deter people from making more." ??? I don't get it...How does this work?

"I'm not big on the idea of giving aid to a family until the kids are out of the house." So, its ok to aid the adults but, not the children?!


"Some people are just not very smart when it comes to academics whether it's a low IQ, Down Syndrome, etc" Downs Syndrone victims, sadly, usually don't live long enough to concern themselves with generating a livable income.

How much do I need to live? As much as I want! I'm with GTOKen on this.

If the "business owners" aren't kept viable, who will hire those wage earners and heep them viable?

All this being said, I am all for helping those who have exhausted their options after doing everything they can to do it themselves. I work too hard for my family to give it away to someone who has been lazy, or who has consistently made bad decisions and bad choices...wether those decisions relate to education, marriage, drugs, or just plane stupidity!



On the tax comment, I was referring to something GTOken said about giving to people that don't work hard. He made a good point about if a higher tax bracket pays a much higher % of taxes, it may deter some people from making more because more taxes are taken out and there income after taxes might actually be less.

"I'm not big on the idea of giving aid to a family until the kids are out of the house." What I meant was I would hope the family would be self reliant before the kids got out of the house. I don't like the idea of supporting people who keep making bad decisions either but I also don't want to see kids suffer for their parents bad decisions.

I do believe people should be rewarded for their hard work and success. I don't mean to say let's break the businesses to give to the middle and lower classes. I want balance for businesses and all classes involved so everyone benefits. Do I have the answer to that? No.

I would have to say this group has some very smart cookies and I appreciate the food for thought. I enjoy having my ideas challenged and having others open my eyes to different views. This topic has been heated but I think many made some very good points.