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P thank you for calling QW out. She's seems more o...

2009-02-27T10:27:00.000-08:00

P thank you for calling QW out. She's seems more of a mouthpiece/parrot for some group she is part of. A sign of insecurity. True believers flow on their own and say what they really know and feel, not jump on some bandwagon and repeat what "friends" are saying. JJ

You tell a very moving story and I am glad that yo...

2008-10-24T16:20:00.000-07:00

You tell a very moving story and I am glad that you are able to do well despite all of the difficult past experiences, but that still does not put you above critique.

One, it is nice that you are able to copy/paste from Rush Limbaugh's site (http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/menu/cy2003.guest.html) and Sean Hannity's site (http://forums.hannity.com/showthread.php?t=862301). That is call plagiarism unless you credit your sources. Blog posting are published material and you do still need to avoid plagiarism.

Second, the argument about percentages and taxes is always misleading. We live in an income tax system. The keyword being - income. Thus people who make more, pay more. This would be the case even in a flat tax system that many conservatives advocate. The 50% of wage earners number is misleading. Even using Rush's numbers that you use, admittedly the "top 25%" of wage earners make approx 2/3 of the income. The "top 50%" of wage earners make approx 85% of the income. Thus even in a flat tax system the "top 50%" would be expected to pay 85% of the taxes since they make 85% of the money. We do have a progressive tax system, however, thus the upper incomes are taxed at a slightly higher rate. Thus the upper incomes due a higher amount of the taxes (but less then 10% more then would be expected), but far from the misleading picture that these numbers paint.

Thirdly, most would admit that the ubber-rich (millionaires) pay far less then their quoted "tax bracket" percentage because of loop holes, capital gain, inheritance, and other write offs. Warren Buffet (who John McCain mentioned as being a good candidate for Secretary of Treasury) noted the idiocy that he pays a lower percentage in taxes then his secretary who was making only $60K (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/mone/tax/article1996735.ece). It is ridiculous that this multi-billionaire pays a lower percentage in taxes then someone making $60, but that is the current system.

While I respect your opinion and definitely respect your right to express it, I would attempt to provide a little more accuracy and a little less misleading information and plagiarism.

Please don't stop voicing your objective thoughts....

2008-10-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

Please don't stop voicing your objective thoughts. Once you try and point to actual people being hurt by the Obama plan...they quickly change the dialogue focusing on "the evil" corporations needing to be taxed more or some other bob and weave tactic. You can't class business on the basis of profits - some small businesses have high profits and some large business don't even turn a profit...so why penalize the ones that turn a profit(Create more Jobs) and are successful small or large. The Obama camp would like you to believe that it's only the wealthy & big business that will be taxed...but that's just not true - what they mean is profitable business and many dual income households WILL BE HURT. - with profits and income above 250K. Essentially right when a business is on the cusp of real growth...the Obama plan will penalize them to give other people a check. Do they not think that households who have dual income 250k or greater don't spend money? Gee let's think...they probably have a house that just had a mortgage ARM increase, have day-care, cause they work and all the other ancillary costs that make it difficult to be the most innovative and productive work force in the world...not to mention that all Americans spend, spend spend. ALL Americans spend ...that's what we do! If people can't connect the dots that Jobs and the economy in general will suffer with the Obama Tax Plan - there judgment has to be impaired. Has the middle class become nothing more than a dejected group waiting on the doll-out line for hand out? I am middle class and I find the whole approach insulting. Americans want Jobs, not hand outs and with those job(s)people want to have the opportunity to accumulate wealth that's not regulated by the government. I travel globally for my current job and this is what the rest of the world envies about the United States. Why some people want to trash the "American Dream" at the cost of distributing well fare checks... I can't understand.