Comments on: The Big 3: Money, Socialism, and Homelessness http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:19:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Mark http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1398 Mark Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:39:50 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1398 In the end, the problem with government and thier taxing ways is that the people that vote for and decide the policies are not the people that pay for the policies. The bottom 51% of wage earners have the majority of the votes, but they don't pay (hardly) anything, at least in income taxes. Mean while, the top 49% of earners don't have a majority of the votes, but they pay almost everything. Hence why the bottom 51% always wants more from the government - the marginal benifit they see is greater than the marginal cost, because they don't pay for it. If the guy working for minimun wage really had to pay for his universal health coverage, he wouldn't do it. In the end, the problem with government and thier taxing ways is that the people that vote for and decide the policies are not the people that pay for the policies.

The bottom 51% of wage earners have the majority of the votes, but they don’t pay (hardly) anything, at least in income taxes.

Mean while, the top 49% of earners don’t have a majority of the votes, but they pay almost everything.

Hence why the bottom 51% always wants more from the government – the marginal benifit they see is greater than the marginal cost, because they don’t pay for it. If the guy working for minimun wage really had to pay for his universal health coverage, he wouldn’t do it.

]]> By: Adam http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1395 Adam Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:25:49 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1395 Socialism is bad math. How can people get more out of the government than they put in? The answer is that the government taxes businesses and the rich, launders the money through bureaucracy and the federal budget and viola we have Welfare, Medicare, subsidies, and bailouts. Socialism is about government enforced equality through monetary redistribution. Question: is it possible that people are happy being poor? Socialism is bad math. How can people get more out of the government than they put in? The answer is that the government taxes businesses and the rich, launders the money through bureaucracy and the federal budget and viola we have Welfare, Medicare, subsidies, and bailouts. Socialism is about government enforced equality through monetary redistribution. Question: is it possible that people are happy being poor?

]]> By: Richard http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Richard Mon, 01 Sep 2008 06:28:40 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1391 If Cuba's socialized health care is so great why is it you hear of people from other countries coming here to use our hospitals instead of going there If Cuba’s socialized health care is so great why is it you hear of people from other countries coming here to use our hospitals instead of going there

]]> By: dan http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1390 dan Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:50:16 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1390 The history of the auto industry at home and foreign is filled with help from their governments. Need we talk about Japan, Germany or now India (which takes the land from the people and gives it to Tata). A world vision is needed when asking for a level playing field. Instead of Big 3 lets put in the words Financial Brokers and Banks and now we have Cody's block homeless. It is always easier to wish onto other regions of the country what you do not want to see out your own window Cody. The history of the auto industry at home and foreign is filled with help from their governments. Need we talk about Japan, Germany or now India (which takes the land from the people and gives it to Tata). A world vision is needed when asking for a level playing field. Instead of Big 3 lets put in the words Financial Brokers and Banks and now we have Cody’s block homeless. It is always easier to wish onto other regions of the country what you do not want to see out your own window Cody.

]]> By: Ross http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Ross Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:16:30 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1382 NEW POST PLEASE! NEW POST PLEASE!

]]> By: liberty joe http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 liberty joe Thu, 28 Aug 2008 03:33:33 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1381 Socialism does rob people of their liberty, Socialist Brian. Why shouldn't I be free to spend the money that I earned in the way that I choose? I don't need the government to take my money and give me a small percentage back through inferior services. The people that love socialism are the people that are either enormously rich or don't pay taxes anyway. We should all be as compassionate as John McCain, 27% of his earnings to charity, and less like the selfish, stingy Barrack Obama, 1% of his earnings to charity, then we wouldn't need government to extort money from hardworking taxpayers. The top 50% of all wage earners pay 97% of all taxes. Keep your greedy hands out of my pocket, socialist Brian, thanks. Socialism does rob people of their liberty, Socialist Brian. Why shouldn’t I be free to spend the money that I earned in the way that I choose? I don’t need the government to take my money and give me a small percentage back through inferior services. The people that love socialism are the people that are either enormously rich or don’t pay taxes anyway. We should all be as compassionate as John McCain, 27% of his earnings to charity, and less like the selfish, stingy Barrack Obama, 1% of his earnings to charity, then we wouldn’t need government to extort money from hardworking taxpayers. The top 50% of all wage earners pay 97% of all taxes. Keep your greedy hands out of my pocket, socialist Brian, thanks.

]]> By: Brian http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/2008/08/22/the-big-3-money-socialism-and-homelessness/comment-page-1/#comment-1378 Brian Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:20:28 +0000 http://cody.blogs.foxbusiness.com/?p=366#comment-1378 Why is socialism such a scary concept? It has nothing to do with communism or sacrificing freedoms or anything else Americans hold dear. In fact, the US does have strong aspects of socialism relative to other countries and a few states have more socialist tendencies than many countries that are founded on liberal socialism. If we adopted a few more "socialist" ideals, we could improve our standard of living in many impoverished states, improve medical coverage and delivery and probably become a more productive nation. Why is socialism such a scary concept? It has nothing to do with communism or sacrificing freedoms or anything else Americans hold dear. In fact, the US does have strong aspects of socialism relative to other countries and a few states have more socialist tendencies than many countries that are founded on liberal socialism. If we adopted a few more “socialist” ideals, we could improve our standard of living in many impoverished states, improve medical coverage and delivery and probably become a more productive nation.

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