Comments on: Political Infighting

By: Kim Gokce->CommunityRadar.com

Kim Gokce->CommunityRadar.com — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:40:10 +0000

I first wrote a long post in response to this thread. Then I realized I was soap-boxing too much in a comment format. Anyhow, my simple comment is that we should respect all participants in this election not for their party, politics, or their personalities but simply for their willingness to serve.

In the case of our neighbors who are contributing greatly to our community by blogging, I say blessings on them both.

If you want to be subject to my soap-boxing, I posted a link below instead of dithering in Metro’s comment feature.

http://www.communityradar.com/story.php?id=4647

By: Decatuguy

Decatuguy — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:56:11 +0000

Oh, so I’m really going to get back what I’ve put into Social Security when I’m 67? Please. It’s going to pay for the benefits of current retirees and people who are in their 50’s and 60’s right now, nothing more nothing less. My generation has come to terms with that and just see it as another tax.

Let’s tax the poor and middle class at the same rate as the upper 5%, why don’t we? Is that what you support? Please explain how you can justify your tax increases on the poor and middle class? Won’t your income redistribution away from the poor and middle class alone cause spending to tank, causing even more hardship in the economy? Tax the poor and middle class – that’s your prescription?

By: Left Wing

Left Wing — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 03:41:44 +0000

Facts don’t matter to DecaturGuy.

By: dem

dem — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:55:19 +0000

Decaturguy, that’s because social security was designed not to be a welfare program but essentially a pension system. You pay in to get it back out later. Since no one will ever get anything resembling a return on 6% of their income over and above a hundred grand, it makes perfect sense to cap it. If you want to turn it into yet another income redistribution scheme, then that’s another matter.

The notion that no one ever talks about this is silly; the “donut hole” has been a major Obama campaign issue.

And as for medicare, you think the middle class can survive that awesome 1.45% levy on their wages? Go ahead and throw those in the mix. The bottom 50% is still paying peanuts while the top 10% is funding the government.

By: taxus

taxus — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:25:48 +0000

The voters have the ultimate say:

Fool me once, shame on…. you

Fool me twice, shame…. on….won’t get fooled again….