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<blockquote data-quote="Johnjosiah" data-source="post: 1848838" data-attributes="member: 8177"><p>If you don&#039;t spend more than you take in it isn&#039;t a problem.&nbsp; Government redistribution of wealth never works because government is so inefficient.&nbsp; People are inherently self serving and so is government.&nbsp; Historically speaking it appears dictators that care about their people are best but they always turn it over to the children who screw it up.&nbsp; Also, someone needs to define rich....90% on 250K income or 90% on 250M income.&nbsp; Also, if you start taxing me more I&#039;m going to quit producing and there goes your revenue.&nbsp; I could also argue part of the shrinking middle class is lack of incentive to produce and move from lower income to higher income.&nbsp; Too many people just want what the government gives them.&nbsp; I agree there needs to be a redistribution there is no reason for anybody to 50B in net worth, but that should come at their demise and is a different discussion for now.&nbsp; There should be no something for nothing.&nbsp; I don&#039;t care if it is picking up trash on the side of the road.&nbsp; If you want a check you produce something.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Johnjosiah, post: 1848838, member: 8177"] If you don't spend more than you take in it isn't a problem. Government redistribution of wealth never works because government is so inefficient. People are inherently self serving and so is government. Historically speaking it appears dictators that care about their people are best but they always turn it over to the children who screw it up. Also, someone needs to define rich....90% on 250K income or 90% on 250M income. Also, if you start taxing me more I'm going to quit producing and there goes your revenue. I could also argue part of the shrinking middle class is lack of incentive to produce and move from lower income to higher income. Too many people just want what the government gives them. I agree there needs to be a redistribution there is no reason for anybody to 50B in net worth, but that should come at their demise and is a different discussion for now. There should be no something for nothing. I don't care if it is picking up trash on the side of the road. If you want a check you produce something. [/QUOTE]

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