RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] what majority wants Bush?

["F Vernon Green" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

The problem I have with Liberals is their hypocrisy.

We have liberals who are multi-millionaires who like to tout how the
government should raise taxes to pay for social programs. They complain that
we are not "compassionate" enough, they complain that corporate America is
evil and should be taxed into oblivion.

My question to them is, where your compassion? If you drive through Beverly
Hills and you see Rob Rieners' house, or Michael Moore's home, these
multi-million dollar dwellings that took nearly a forest of trees to build,
which helped to promote urban blight. I ask myself "Who the &*%^ are they to
dictate?" The first group of people who should be taxed is the actors and
actresses, the sports athletes, the damn politicians who make millions. Lets
take 75% of their wealth first, then lets go after the rest.

Of course then you have these people screaming about the evil of SUV's while
they are driving their 45 foot stretch limo through the streets. They scream
about deforestation, and they build 20,000 square foot homes. They scream
about gun ownership but insist that they be allowed to have armed body
guards.

This is the problem with your liberalism. It is not the message, it is the
perception of those delivering the message.


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> > And then change again when they graduate, get jobs, and start paying
> > taxes...which is about the time they realize that all those social
> > programs cost alot of money.
> 
> Why do people assume this?  If anything, when I graduated from college
> and started making enough money to support myself a few years ago, I
> became *more* liberal.  I don't give much money to charities, but I do
> volunteer a lot.
> 
> And yes, social programs do cost money, but I don't need to buy a new
> car every year and my expendable income covers my hobbies even with the
> large chunk of my paycheck that comes out in taxes.  I don't mind that
> tax money going to social/community organizations as long as it's
> beneficial to everyone here at home.  As it stands now, the majority of
> the tax money I pay is headed toward wars and that benefits almost no
> one here in our country.
> 
> So I'll keep being a socially-minded liberal and you can consider it a
> phase if you want.  But I have a pretty strong feeling that it isn't.
> 
>      ryan woodsmall
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