(02-16-2018, 01:07 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(02-16-2018, 10:58 AM)TheO-LineMatters Wrote: 1. It would be nice if you could find a way of paying for it without raising taxes on the poor. 

2. Legalize weed nation wide and tax the crap out of it.

3. Cut excessive and unneeded spending by the military.

Why do the poor get off Scott free? With no skin in the game they only have incentive to empower those who promise to keep them that way. That's why Income Tax reform doesn't matter to the 50% of the population who currently pay NO income taxes. Make them feel the pain of their vote.

Seriously? How about those who are on disability- legitimately? I mean the ones who can't work due to their disability. Or retired folks who actually prepared for retirement but still have a fixed income? These people are largely considered "poor" because of their fixed income or inability to generate income. Should they feel the pain, too?

I'm not for letting people slide, if you set a standard for one, set it for all, but in proportion to their income or whatever the situation is. And most of the "poor" you're most likely talking about? Those who ride the system? Most of their mindset is generational. They are where they are because generations of family who came before them never thought there was any other way to live so they see no reason for major change. They're doing what they've seen their parents and grandparents do, with some changes here and there. The divisive nature of this country doesn't help the situation, at all.

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