Originally posted by Patrick:
We can make sure that the rich are taxed so heavily that they're just above the middle class.
Wrong. Right away the answer is to always take money away from the people who've strived to build themselves a better life and have prospered from reaching their goals. If you tax the rich very heavily, then you cause the economy to decline. People with money fuel the economy. The more money that I make, the less taxes that I pay = more money that I go out and spend and fuel the economy.
Originally posted by Patrick:
We can stop outsourcing jobs and give people in America a chance to work and make money who don't have that chance right now.
That I agree with. When NAFTA was introduced back in the 90's, so many people thought that it was such a fantastic plan. I hated it from the moment that I read about it. ANd look what it has done to our job situation in this country.
Originally posted by Patrick:
All of these people who have lost their homes in New Orleans. Why do volunteers go down there? Why doesn't the government, instead of having volunteers go down for free, pay those who don't have jobs to go down there and rebuild, give out food, etc?
Where do you get the money from to employ all these people? In theory your idea is real a fantastic one, but I'll take it a step further; If these people are going to be given aid from the government in the form of social security, etc., then the government can take part of your idea and pay these people with the social security that they are to recieve as pay for working to rebuild the areas that were destroyed. It would give them back a sense of purpose and at the same time help to rebuild their city. But no matter what, you always need volunteers to help out in matters of this nature. Experience is definitely needed in this situation.
Don Cardi
