Poke-proud wrote:Take a look at the numbers in the last 30 years for the top 0.1% and 1%. They have increased hundreds of fold. The middle and lower classes are falling apart. Probably because the wealth is getting collected at the top.
They are the ones who in many cases, gambled everything that had to build their business/wealth. Note 11
I for one don't have "class" envy for those that built wealth. More power to them.
And you or I neither one have a right to their money. Note 2
They didn't necessarily gamble everything. They often times received huge incentives from taxpayers to bring their businesses into a community. Cabellas is one of the worst examples of this. Every time they setup a store, they want to not pay taxes, they want free land, and they will pin towns, counties, and states against each other to get the best deal. The taxpayer often loses this battle.
GW Bush did the same thing with the Texas Rangers.
We have as much right to their money as they do ours. This is via taxes [/quote]
At one point do people pay enough in taxes? I don't agree, and to say many didn't gamble everything and we have a right to tax them "whatever" is no different than theft IMO.
Again, why should any of a US taxpayers money go to Iran? Or why should it go to repair Mosques in Egypt.? I have a problem with that. Again, most people are in prison for doing what Obama has done with the mis-appropriation or spending of the taxpayers money. It's amazing to me you don't have an issue with the billions given to Iran! And for what? I'm sure you won't answer that - because intellectually there isn't an answer.
I am seeing your point with companies such as Cabellas, and now I am so damned outraged. I mean really!! Just think, if there wasn't a Cabellas store to build, as an example, there wouldn't be a need for the concrete contractors needed for the foundation and floor. And if there weren't a cement contractor there wouldnt be a need for a ready mix co, nor the folks that mine and bag the concrete, not to mention the electrical contractor. And with out the electrical contractor then they're wouldn't be a need for people to make wire, bulbs fixtures, etc. there wouldn't be a need for the folks that build the merchandising racks, stone work. Nor would there be a need for plumbers, tile layers. Yep I'm so damn angry at Cabellas. The nerve of them to employ people in a small town such as Sidney Nebraska. Then there's all the people that need to be employed to make the goods sold in the store. Yep I'm with you there.
And just think, there's probably other corporations out there doing the very same thing. We would be so much better off with these corporations - providing all this employment.
Makes perfect sense to me of why Nebraska wouldn't want to incentivize them...................[/quote]
Okay. I didn't say anything about Iran. I see your point though.
I'm a small business owner. Just like many of the companies that Cabellas will run out of town - while funded by taxpayer money. I started my company on the cash I have. I didn't get any 'incentives' from the local economic authority or state funds.
In fact, if I could probably get a bunch of these local economic authorities to give me some money. I might be able to get them to compete against each other to have my presence available. That helps my bottom line. The problem is its a direct transfer from the taxpayer to the company's profit margin. That should never happen.
I'm a big fan of small business incentives. Unfortunately,these big businesses have gotten out of control.