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Originally Posted by AGDee
Well, and therein lies the ultimate problem. Nobody wants the "social program", as defined in that article posted earlier, that THEY benefit from directly cut. They just wants the ones that those "lazy" people sitting around collecting welfare while living high on the hog cut.
All these folks who griped about the stimulus package are now griping about the return of the extra 2% Social Security withholding. They weren't in favor of the stimulus package, but they ARE in favor of paying less to Social Security, because they saw a direct benefit.
Ditto with Obamacare. I don't think anybody wants to be excluded from insurance coverage because of a pre-existing condition, nor do they want to have to pay higher premiums because of a pre-existing condition. Also, 2.5 million people between the ages of 19 and 26 are now covered under their parents health insurance when they weren't before.
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I'm going to counter your post by saying that nobody thinks their taxes should go up, but they believe the OTHER guy's should. They want to keep all the social programs, but want somebody else to pay for it... that is the ultimate problem. I can't comprehend how someone who pays little to no fed income tax can point their finger at someone who pays $80,000 in income taxes and say they aren't paying enough, or they aren't paying their fair share.
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