On Taxes and "Entitlements"
- 14 years ago
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The Stench of Truth (310).mp4 Taxes are on people's minds now because of yesterday being tax day. You need to realize and be outraged by the fact that corporations and financial institutions which have been bailed out by our collective tax dollars pay next to nothing in taxes. Bernanke says that to sustain the debt we have to raise taxes or cut "entitlement" programs or a combination of both. The White House and Congress are in lock step to increase YOUR taxes but do nothing to hit corporations and financial institutions. Then there is the issue of "entitlements" which are portrayed as people getting something for nothing. Do you pay Social security tax? Do you pay Medicare tax? Do you pay Federal and State tax? How are these programs different than an investment? You have every RIGHT to have these things like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security because you PAY for them. It's not for free, you pay for it. I'd like to see some outrage at the dichotomy now that a Value Added Tax is being considered while Goldman Sachs continues to pay next to nothing in taxes and get billions from the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.
The Stench of Truth (310).mp4 Taxes are on people's minds now because of yesterday being tax day. You need to realize and be outraged by the fact that corporations and financial institutions which have been bailed out by our collective tax dollars pay next to nothing in taxes. Bernanke says that to sustain the debt we have to raise taxes or cut "entitlement" programs or a combination of both. The White House and Congress are in lock step to increase YOUR taxes but do nothing to hit corporations and financial institutions. Then there is the issue of "entitlements" which are portrayed as people getting something for nothing. Do you pay Social security tax? Do you pay Medicare tax? Do you pay Federal and State tax? How are these programs different than an investment? You have every RIGHT to have these things like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security because you PAY for them. It's not for free, you pay for it. I'd like to see some outrage at the dichotomy now that a Value Added Tax is being considered while Goldman Sachs continues to pay next to nothing in taxes and get billions from the Treasury and the Federal Reserve.