POSTED BY JHW22
When the Republicans take aim in their class war against Democrats, the middle class and the working class, one of their favorite weapons is the all-too-familiar:
Tax increases punish hard work.
We're to believe that the more a person makes, the harder they must have worked to earn it. Never mind the fact that laying roof tiles in 105 degree Texas heat doesn't earn a guy a million bucks. Apparently it's not as hard as going to board meetings and country club meet and greets. So a guy who owns his own roofing company and does a lot of the work himself pays a good chunk of his income in taxes. Shame on us for taxing that guy so high.
But more shame on us for wanting to tax Mitt Romney so high. Because, gosh darn it, he has so much money, he MUST have worked so gosh darn hard for it.
Take 2010, for example. Mitt worked hard. Why should he pay higher taxes as some kind of punishment for his hard work?
What? What's that you say? Mitt didn't actually work for that income? You mean his income came from a company he USED to do work for and some investments?
Well, my dad decided to retire early when he was laid off and now he works every day investing. He reads, researches, plans, has the coolest spreadsheets in the WORLD. So I'd say he works hard.
What? What's that you say? Mitt didn't actually control his investments? He pays a trustee to make all the investment decisions for him?
WHAT?! So, we're not supposed to punish hard work with higher taxes? Well, then hell! Mitt has been paying someone else to do the work of making him money off of him not working. So, seems to me the "punishing hard work" excuse don't float here.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Hard Work?
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