[Paleopsych] The rich get more benefits

G. Reinhart-Waller waluk at earthlink.net
Sun Apr 17 23:32:18 UTC 2005


You really mean that rich is over $10 million/yr.?  If that's rich, then 
what is poor.....income of $100k per year?
This does leave me flabbergasted....my family and I must be existing way 
below the poverty level.  And yes, our family continues paying taxes.

Gerry

Steve Hovland wrote:

>I think rich is more like over $10 million per year-
>the Forbes list and a bunch of people who don't
>want us to know how much money they have.
>
>The government is part of the economy.  Taxes
>paid to the government do not drain the economy.
>They merely shift money from one part of the
>economy to another.  This shifting increases the
>velocity of money, which causes the economy
>to grow.
>
>Many private enterprises get a significant portion of 
>their revenue from the taxes paid to government.  On 
>the right there is a lot of hypocrisy about this.
>
>Steve Hovland
>www.stevehovland.net
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>From:	Lynn D. Johnson, Ph.D. [SMTP:ljohnson at solution-consulting.com]
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>Actually, the rich already pay most of the taxes, if you call rich 
>people above $100k/yr. So any tax cut will affect them simply because 
>that is where the taxes are. Taxes are a drain on the economy, so tax 
>cuts make all people - even poor and middle class - better off.
>
>Steve Hovland wrote:
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>>They have used their money to buy politicians 
>>who vote tax reductions for them.  All of the tax 
>>cuts under Bush are of this character.
>>
>>Steve Hovland
>>www.stevehovland.net
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From:	G. Reinhart-Waller [SMTP:waluk at earthlink.net]
>>Sent:	Saturday, April 16, 2005 6:53 PM
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>>Subject:	Re: [Paleopsych] The rich get more benefits
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>>Yes they should.  Any idea why they find themselves outside the economic 
>>law?  I certainly don't.
>>
>>Gerry Reinhart-Waller
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>>Steve Hovland wrote:
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>>>So they should pay more taxes.
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