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<blockquote data-quote="diesel96" data-source="post: 584890" data-attributes="member: 9859">Probably, not a good idea to lump the wealthy into one category, but rather evaluate individually. The real question should be, on an individual bases, &quot;is the accumulation of wealth at the expense and demise of others and of the enviorment. And was it acquired morally, just, and in some cases, even legally? To all those that can passed that litmus test, we salute you. But lets not pretend and defend that all wealth acquirement is on the up and up. The old addage, &quot;It takes money to make money&quot; is so true. Our system is set up so the advantages in our society are tenfold to accumulate more wealth when one is already wealthly. So yes, those with more should pay more. They have more to gain and more to lose. &nbsp;In today&#039;s political climate, it&#039;s also popular demonizing Hollywood.I wonder why that is? Many in that click are willing to &quot;spread the wealth&quot;, clean up the enviroment, end wars, feed the world, stop genocide. Yet many who defend the pure capitalists, profiteers, and war mongers bastardize this community. &nbsp;&nbsp;What helps society? Well I&#039;ll tell you what doesn&#039;t help society, and that&#039;s &quot;tax cuts&quot; for the rich and Reagan-omics &quot;trickle down&quot;. That experiement has not worked for 29 yrs now. Look whats happen to our society, our middle class, our dollar, our wages, our mfg sector, etc.. Dad&#039;s can no longer be the single breadwinner, and Mom is no longer able to stay home and raise the kids (unless you live in the sticks). Back in the day, when wages and the middle class was thriving, parents had these options...&nbsp;&nbsp;I&#039;m not here to demonize wealth and capitalism, there are many great American success stories that have not only bennefitted the entrepanuer, but his employees, his customers, his community, and his country. But in order to keep everyone honest and fair, a degree of social policies mixed with capitalism are the right ingredients in our society. The debate is what is the right recipe, and how much mix do we add or subtract so everyone gets their fair share of the American Apple Pie....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="diesel96, post: 584890, member: 9859"] Probably, not a good idea to lump the wealthy into one category, but rather evaluate individually. The real question should be, on an individual bases, "is the accumulation of wealth at the expense and demise of others and of the enviorment. And was it acquired morally, just, and in some cases, even legally? To all those that can passed that litmus test, we salute you. But lets not pretend and defend that all wealth acquirement is on the up and up. The old addage, "It takes money to make money" is so true. Our system is set up so the advantages in our society are tenfold to accumulate more wealth when one is already wealthly. So yes, those with more should pay more. They have more to gain and more to lose. In today's political climate, it's also popular demonizing Hollywood. I wonder why that is? Many in that click are willing to "spread the wealth", clean up the enviroment, end wars, feed the world, stop genocide. Yet many who defend the pure capitalists, profiteers, and war mongers bastardize this community. What helps society? Well I'll tell you what doesn't help society, and that's "tax cuts" for the rich and Reagan-omics "trickle down". That experiement has not worked for 29 yrs now. Look whats happen to our society, our middle class, our dollar, our wages, our mfg sector, etc.. Dad's can no longer be the single breadwinner, and Mom is no longer able to stay home and raise the kids (unless you live in the sticks). Back in the day, when wages and the middle class was thriving, parents had these options... I'm not here to demonize wealth and capitalism, there are many great American success stories that have not only bennefitted the entrepanuer, but his employees, his customers, his community, and his country. But in order to keep everyone honest and fair, a degree of social policies mixed with capitalism are the right ingredients in our society. The debate is what is the right recipe, and how much mix do we add or subtract so everyone gets their fair share of the American Apple Pie.... [/QUOTE]

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