I am confused, are you saying that poor people do not contribute? Who do you think is doing skilled and unskilled manual labor? Who is working in minimum wage service jobs? And, honestly, try living off minimum wage, let alone saving any money. Someone has to work those jobs, and generally people with your politics don't want to raise minimum wage, either.
I think your perception of the problem of poverty is very confused and self-centered. Not that I think paying 40% tax is fair. It's a huge chunk of income, and my father is in that tax bracket. However, because of his wealth I'm able to go to a 40,000 dollar a year school. Not only because he can pay for it, but because we lived in a relatively affluent community, the public education was good.
All I'm saying is, just because someone is poor, does not mean they are not contributing to society in any way. Those are the words of a rich white male who does not really understand the nature of poverty.
These "morons who don't know how to manage money or pay off debt" are the government. While I don't think that poor people don't contribute (they're vital,) I do think that the average middle-class American is completely ignorant when it comes to finance. I blame credit cards. Foreign lenders, mainly Asian, are supporting this country because no one understands the concept of saving money. Yes, it's very hard to save when you're getting paid minimum wage. Yet if the average worker could reduce their living expenses by just 30% and start a form of personal savings, along with a portfolio of assets, this country would be in much better shape. Unfortunately, most people think that the government is responsible for their well being (social security, medicare, etc. - all worthless) so they go out and spend every paycheck, living month to month with no real capital to their name. I don't think it's fair that 3% of the population should pay over 90% of the taxes. That's ridiculous. The 'rich' don't owe the 'poor' anything. It's perfectly
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I think your perception of the problem of poverty is very confused and self-centered. Not that I think paying 40% tax is fair. It's a huge chunk of income, and my father is in that tax bracket. However, because of his wealth I'm able to go to a 40,000 dollar a year school. Not only because he can pay for it, but because we lived in a relatively affluent community, the public education was good.
All I'm saying is, just because someone is poor, does not mean they are not contributing to society in any way. Those are the words of a rich white male who does not really understand the nature of poverty.
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