@Fido,
Quote:Wouldn't it be great if that were true... Extraconstitutional changes like parties and limits on the number of US representatives to a fraction of what they should be have nearly wrecked the democracy... Wealth was supposed to pay its share to defend its privilages... Taxing those without wealth is only a redistribution of wealth to the rich...
You lay too much trust in your imperfect government. America was not founded as a "Democracy," it was a Republic. You try too hard to label and place the population in sections and groups. Everyone is an individual and therefore is no more important or has no privileges over anyone else. You're advocating only taxing the rich, when in fact, the rich (and businesses) provide jobs. When have you ever seen a poor person give someone else a job (other than a handjob for crack? -- added that for wit but I'm sure you'll dwell on it).
It's all about personal responsibility. People don't want to take responsibility for the decisions they've made in their lives that may have cost their loss of education or financial success, so therefore try to "lay blame" on the "rich man" for "oppressing" him/her. The community someone is born or raised in has no affect on their future, it's what they make it to be.
You act as if the government is the "moral" medium in which social injustices are corrected, but what you don't understand is taking money, belongings or wealth by force is not moral.
[And for future information, I do not advocate taxing only those without wealth. I personally do not support the Income Tax (because it's a direct tax on the fruits of our labor. The contract between a person and the work place is an
Equal Exchange of work for compensation.) I do not support ANY tax (except Sales Tax, and that should be excluded on services and products that are necessary for living. IE: Food, water, electricity, etc.) ]