Chris Scoreboard Johnston wrote:
I can only hope that is a true story. Of course another way to combat it is just lay people off to offset the impact of increased taxes as well as cut back on philanthropy, which is what I and many friends that employ people plan on doing. I doubt the class warfare that is starting will be won by the poor, but let’s have at it and see.
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But who will your customers be? And who will your customers’ customers be? At the bottom of the capitalist pyramid, stands Joe Sixpack, propping up the economy with his meager pay…Joe the consumer who represents ~70% of our GDP.
What makes you think a laid-off, poorly-educated person is going to go away quitely? Chances are, when push comes to shove, these people will be the ones holding up banks; crashing through your front door, taking your family members hostage, demanding ransom in exchange for their safe return.
What happens when they get communicable diseases (that are easily cured/prevented with modern medicine), but cannot pay for the medicine? Do you want your children attending school or going to the park with their kids? Do you expect them to just lay dying in the street, without trying to help themselves (or their family members)?
Personally, I’d rather pay higher taxes so the masses can let the rest of us live in peace.
What so many don’t seem to understand is that a social safety nets benefit ALL of us, **especially** the wealthy. Instead of having to move through town in armoured cars and living in guard-gated communities, we have a sense of safety because everyone has enough to eat, basic shelter, and healthcare.
I greatly fear living in a nation where the poor and unemployed have no resources, and will feel they have no alternative but to commit crimes against those who do have the resources. Civil wars and stife are the result of great weath disparity. Is that really what you want?
