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<blockquote data-quote="brett636" data-source="post: 585813" data-attributes="member: 249"><p>How much do you think the top 1% are paying and how much do you believe they should pay? </p><p> </p><p>I could really care less how much richer someone else is over me. I don't hate people because they have more money in their bank account than I do. I am simply defending the basic premise that if you earned it you should be allowed to keep it. I will defend any "wealthy" person's ability to keep their earnings just as much as I will defend yours. I've done feeder driver tax returns and I've seen how much you guys pay in federal income taxes. Its ridiculous to say the least. </p><p></p><p>At the end of the day the amount of wealth someone has accumulated means squat when it gets down to election day. Bill Gates is one person with one vote. He may have billions in assets, but both Bill Gates and myself can only vote one time(unless Bill Gates was registered by ACORN where he will be voting multiple times without his knowledge), and both votes carry the same weight where they are cast.</p><p></p><p>I do not hate the little guy, or adore the rich. I simply want a system of government where it stays within the constraints of the constitution, and does not threaten any citizens right to life, liberty, or property without just cause. The problem we have today is people like yourself are too tied up in wealth and hatred of other people who may have it better that you are destroying the very fabric of society which made this nation great. That the universal belief that every man and woman in our society has the right to pursue whatever makes them happy without having to be concerned about government making itself a heavier burden due to their success.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="brett636, post: 585813, member: 249"] How much do you think the top 1% are paying and how much do you believe they should pay? I could really care less how much richer someone else is over me. I don't hate people because they have more money in their bank account than I do. I am simply defending the basic premise that if you earned it you should be allowed to keep it. I will defend any "wealthy" person's ability to keep their earnings just as much as I will defend yours. I've done feeder driver tax returns and I've seen how much you guys pay in federal income taxes. Its ridiculous to say the least. At the end of the day the amount of wealth someone has accumulated means squat when it gets down to election day. Bill Gates is one person with one vote. He may have billions in assets, but both Bill Gates and myself can only vote one time(unless Bill Gates was registered by ACORN where he will be voting multiple times without his knowledge), and both votes carry the same weight where they are cast. I do not hate the little guy, or adore the rich. I simply want a system of government where it stays within the constraints of the constitution, and does not threaten any citizens right to life, liberty, or property without just cause. The problem we have today is people like yourself are too tied up in wealth and hatred of other people who may have it better that you are destroying the very fabric of society which made this nation great. That the universal belief that every man and woman in our society has the right to pursue whatever makes them happy without having to be concerned about government making itself a heavier burden due to their success. [/QUOTE]
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