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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	Swim
	Date:	11/4/2008 4:31:40 PM

Swim, it loses it's sting if you don't spell it right -- it's got an "e" on the end.

This country has been spreading the wealth around for years. It's called progressive tax rates. Assumng you pay taxes, they are already spreading your money around. When my income was higher, I paid the rate that was set forth by our government. I didn't much like it, but when you are a government employee, you are required to pay your income tax or you don't have a job. And you are really not allowed to complain about it.
The problem is, the wealtiest amongst us can hire accountants and tax attorneys and other financial wizards to figure out how not to pay their fair share, according to their income. So am I sad that they have to pay a higher rate of tax? -- no. Do you think that Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey and others start foundations just because they are good people? They also off-load a good portion of their tax burden.
And I think on pocketbook issues, people do take the hardest positions on things that affect them most. How would you feel if your county doubled the property tax to increase funding for schools, but only for those that had kids in school. If you didn't have kids in public schools, would you really care?