23% sales tax; no fed. income tax

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by pgardn

why would people work hard if not to acquire wealth?

Why would people want to lay around doing nothing? I dont work hard to make money. I work hard because I like working hard. I dont like sitting around doing nothing. I will work hard at anything, just as long as I dont have to sit around and be lazy. I have to be doing something more than what others might consider total hedonism (sipping a margarita on the beach watching pretty girls). I got to get up and get in the surf and start splashing around, build a sand castle something... how can people just sit still and do nothing.

So I personally dont get the lazy thing. That people work to make money. Lots of retired people work very hard and dont make a dime.

Pgardn: It's quite simple really....this is the Age of Entitlement! Everything is owed to someone and and its their right to have thus and such. The fact of the matter is that it's incumbent on the society,not the govt, to take care of those less fortunate. Some of this burden has been borne by the Red Cross,Salvation Army,Goodwill,and various charitable organizations and food banks. If we as a society dont "burn out" our teachers and leaders, we could make a sizeable dent in the conditions of many folks....and then there's family!