- The government helps those who will vote them back into office. –a basic philosophy that the left rely upon
- The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. –an economic philosophy held by many on the right
- “God helps them that help themselves.” –Benjamin Franklin
I have a few questions concerning people who for the most part don’t quite make seven-figure salaries but of whom our society is very dependent on. (People like our military personnel, honest cops, quality teachers who aren’t a part of a demented agenda, electricians, maintenance technicians, many business managers and others in leadership roles, church leaders, missionaries, engineers, astronauts, air-traffic controllers, airline pilots, firefighters, construction workers, house builders, appliance installers, many architects, people who work in the medical field, pharmacists, and countless other specialists and professionals.)
Here’s the first question: Are these people so much less helpful to society than multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires that multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires truly and seriously deserve to make much, much more money by an exponential margin than all these specialists, professionals, and other groups of people…most of whom will never see a seven-figure salary?
Here’s another question, a more accurate question for the point I’m trying to make. A question for those people on the right who would argue for a flat tax in light of the $36 trillion national debt: Seriously, should specialists, professionals, and other groups of people who make only five-figure or six-figure salaries be forced to pay the same tax rate as those multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires?
Using Eisenhower’s accomplishments during the early 1940’s as a context, here’s my favorite of the three questions I’m here to ask on this particular post: Did President Eisenhower have any insight into the top 1% of American society considering that the highest marginal tax rate during his eight years as president was at 91%?
Between 1932 and 1981, the highest marginal income tax rates remained above 62%. (Since 1987, the highest marginal tax rates have remained below 40%.) Between 1932 and 1981, America survived a world-wide economic depression, fought and helped win World War II, fought two additional wars, spent three decades winning the Cold War, built most of a vast network of interstates, learned to send rockets into space after many failed attempts in the early 60’s, sent men to the moon and back safely more than seven times, (landing men on the moon six of those times)….America did these things all the while keeping the national debt below $1 trillion up until 1981. Since 1981, the national debt has exploded to $36 trillion. You do the math.
- The rich get richer. The poor get poorer. –an economic philosophy held by many on the right
- “God helps them that help themselves.” –Benjamin Franklin
helpful: of service or assistance : USEFUL
Helping Others
December 11, 2024 by Blogging For 20 Years • Uncategorized • 0 Comments
I have a few questions concerning people who for the most part don’t quite make seven-figure salaries but of whom our society is very dependent on. (People like our military personnel, honest cops, quality teachers who aren’t a part of a demented agenda, electricians, maintenance technicians, many business managers and others in leadership roles, church leaders, missionaries, engineers, astronauts, air-traffic controllers, airline pilots, firefighters, construction workers, house builders, appliance installers, many architects, people who work in the medical field, pharmacists, and countless other specialists and professionals.)
Here’s the first question: Are these people so much less helpful to society than multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires that multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires truly and seriously deserve to make much, much more money by an exponential margin than all these specialists, professionals, and other groups of people…most of whom will never see a seven-figure salary?
Here’s another question, a more accurate question for the point I’m trying to make. A question for those people on the right who would argue for a flat tax in light of the $36 trillion national debt: Seriously, should specialists, professionals, and other groups of people who make only five-figure or six-figure salaries be forced to pay the same tax rate as those multi-millionaires, billionaires, and multi-billionaires?
Using Eisenhower’s accomplishments during the early 1940’s as a context, here’s my favorite of the three questions I’m here to ask on this particular post: Did President Eisenhower have any insight into the top 1% of American society considering that the highest marginal tax rate during his eight years as president was at 91%?
Between 1932 and 1981, the highest marginal income tax rates remained above 62%. (Since 1987, the highest marginal tax rates have remained below 40%.) Between 1932 and 1981, America survived a world-wide economic depression, fought and helped win World War II, fought two additional wars, spent three decades winning the Cold War, built most of a vast network of interstates, learned to send rockets into space after many failed attempts in the early 60’s, sent men to the moon and back safely more than seven times, (landing men on the moon six of those times)….America did these things all the while keeping the national debt below $1 trillion up until 1981. Since 1981, the national debt has exploded to $36 trillion. You do the math.
helpful: of service or assistance : USEFUL