Who are you, or anyone for that matter to decide what's "fair" in terms of affordability?
Believe it or not, many successful people will support those less fortunate than themselves without being forced to. Look at the outpouring of support just on this small board for the troops and for fellow members in need.
I agree with you Chas, and mos things Rush babbles about. Let's keep this fair. "who are you"... He is a tax paying citizen who is entitles to his opinion, although we think it to be a misfortunate one.
I support the troops because it is my, and our choice to. If I could pick and choose of from the thousands of gov't programs to which I would support, I would be richer, happier, and believe that I have a voice in my own gov't.
The biggest problem is the wasteful way our government spends our money. Just how many foreign military bases do we need? What about bridges to nowhere, farm subsides, prison sentences for pot smoking, etc.
I'm with ya til a point. You can't make blanket statements and think they apply to everyone. Do I think that 90% of laws are made to benefit society? Yes. Do I think 10% of society force gov't to make laws therefore wasting our taxes and time? 100% yes.
You can knock big farms, small farms, but not all farms. Same with prison sentences, for example.
Folks recieving welfare would pay 100%
This would get lazy bastards off their asses and give them an
incentive to better themselves instead of expecting me to
subsidize their loser lifestyle.
Agreed. But again, I believe that 90% of people are taking advantage of something created to benefit 10% of people. Whatever we do, there will be people a giant sucking sound from people sponging the system. Dealing with gov't health benefits, I see this every day. It's sad, really, to see how many people take advantage of the system on a day to day basis.
Sorry for the rant, but I've been reading this thread for a couple days now, and now that I have a few beers in me, I am getting this all out. :2