Taxes
I've got a kid in boyscouts. Two actually. I'm selling popcorn at work and such for them. One guy felt so strongly for their independence mindedness and that it even adds to the boyscout traditions, that when I didn't look him up to sell to him, he came to me and all but scolded me because he admired them and wanted to contribute.
But.
I just asked a friend of mine that I already knew wouldn't buy. But again. This guy and I get in all kinds of political debates anyway. When I asked if he wanted anything to buy, he not only said no, but added, it is just so typical to go around on fundraisers. We should just pay more taxes and support them.
He has told me that he considers rich people evil or why else would they be rich. Nothing about innovation, skill, hard work, only they are evil and that's why they get rich. Working hard for money is nothing but evil. Not can be, is. They sell their soul for money. They're greedy. Most people aren't greedy and that's why they aren't rich. A one on one equation. Jesus hated the rich, the Bible says so.
I went to an academic conference a couple of years ago and there was this girl from Canada one night at supper enlightening us similarly in how superior Canada was. They tax. If you want to give to charity, you don't have to, you get taxed. This guy ought to move to Canada. It's ideal there.
Boy scouts, in particular, are indepently minded, that's for sure, but the beauty of course is that they want to take care of themselves. Not only for the hard work aspect, but also because look what happens too. You get shut out if you aren't politically correct. Not just not breaking any laws, not thinking correctly, so disinherited. So, yes, the boyscouts would like to go their own way because of that way too.
But mostly it is just deciding to not ask for handouts, or inefficient distribution methods. You may want to give support to them, in particular, like my friend that bought, or you like the product even at inflated prices. But they don't ask anyone to work for them, they seek their own agenda and the means for it. That's not evil.
Tax money not only goes for levies in New Orleans, that gets sidetracked, but also wars in Iraq that Joan Baez and Cindy Sheehan deplore. So, raising your own funds lets you raise it, not tax it and redistribute it, but also lets people buy a product or one on one support it at their discretion.
But.
I just asked a friend of mine that I already knew wouldn't buy. But again. This guy and I get in all kinds of political debates anyway. When I asked if he wanted anything to buy, he not only said no, but added, it is just so typical to go around on fundraisers. We should just pay more taxes and support them.
He has told me that he considers rich people evil or why else would they be rich. Nothing about innovation, skill, hard work, only they are evil and that's why they get rich. Working hard for money is nothing but evil. Not can be, is. They sell their soul for money. They're greedy. Most people aren't greedy and that's why they aren't rich. A one on one equation. Jesus hated the rich, the Bible says so.
I went to an academic conference a couple of years ago and there was this girl from Canada one night at supper enlightening us similarly in how superior Canada was. They tax. If you want to give to charity, you don't have to, you get taxed. This guy ought to move to Canada. It's ideal there.
Boy scouts, in particular, are indepently minded, that's for sure, but the beauty of course is that they want to take care of themselves. Not only for the hard work aspect, but also because look what happens too. You get shut out if you aren't politically correct. Not just not breaking any laws, not thinking correctly, so disinherited. So, yes, the boyscouts would like to go their own way because of that way too.
But mostly it is just deciding to not ask for handouts, or inefficient distribution methods. You may want to give support to them, in particular, like my friend that bought, or you like the product even at inflated prices. But they don't ask anyone to work for them, they seek their own agenda and the means for it. That's not evil.
Tax money not only goes for levies in New Orleans, that gets sidetracked, but also wars in Iraq that Joan Baez and Cindy Sheehan deplore. So, raising your own funds lets you raise it, not tax it and redistribute it, but also lets people buy a product or one on one support it at their discretion.
posted by CottonSr @ 10:37 AM
1 Comments:
At 12:45 PM,
Sara said…
That's what made and still makes America great. If you have a work ethic, the sky is the limit. I pity people who can't work. I will gladly help pay taxes to support them. I haven't much use for those who won't but expect me to work to support their decision not to work. The list of former Scouts who go on to accomplish great things is longer than the list of charities that evil rich people support. Good for the Scouts...keep building those fires!
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