How does Obama's tax plan to redistribute wealth benefit America as a whole?

Question

How does it benefit the person he's taking the extra money from? If someone has worked hard, gone to school, paid their dues and moved up to a CIO or CFO type position is it fair to take their money and give it to someone who didn't try as hard?

I'm not saying everyone didn't try and I do feel sorry for some people that have legitimate problems, but you know as well as I do our social programs are being abused.

Answer 1

Most of the people getting money from the government are abusing the system. My husbands own brother for one. He doesn't work, gets disability for some anxiety disorder he got a lawyer to help him get. Yet he can do anything I can do, I've never seen any axiety. He gives 2 of his kids ssn at tax time to one brother and the other 2 to another brother that claims they help support them, then they split the money. He gets $600 a month in food stamps for him, his unemployed wife and there 4 kids. The kids have free insurance and go to get vision and dental checks every year.

We on the other hand work very hard and don't have dental or vision, so can't afford to take our kids to get yearly checks. We struggle to buy groceries, pay bills every month, and pay taxes every week

I'm sure there are many other families like my in laws. Why doesn't the government do enough to monitor this abuse of our tax dollars?How is this fair?

NOway, NOhow, NObama !!!

Answer 2

The main impact of Obama's tax increases would be to stifle economic recovery.  Everyone would be hurt by it.

Answer 3

How does Big Oil's plan to redistribute wealth to itself with GOP complicity  benefit America as a whole?

Answer 4

It does not benefit anyone.

Subsidizing poverty only begets more poverty.

Look at the baby mamma daddy drama as proof positive that it does not work.

These women have multiple children by multiple men, they then continue generation after generation of slackers owe think the government and the "rich" people who them a piece of cheese.

Answer 5

Redistribution of wealth always crushes an economy and it will destroy our economy if we elect Obiden.

Answer 6

I'm still trying to figure that one out.  What's to redistribute when you tax the h**l out of business, making even more move to other countries and make it tougher if not impossible for small businesses to survive.  The few survivors would raise their prices to compensate for the additional burdens placed on them, which in turn would 'trickle down' to the consumer by way of price increases.

The whole idea is a complete flop and facade to trick people into thinking they're getting something for nothing.  

This guy shouldn't be running for office.

Answer 7

first off,

you're assuming that everyone who tries their hardest becomes a CEO or a multi-millionaire...

secondly,

how does the opposite help america as a whole?

Answer 8

It doesn't its all a bunch of fancy talk with absolutely no substance.  

Answer 9

Look up socialism in your history books.

Answer 10

It doesn't! The people who make the most and will pay the most are the very people who keep others working! Take 50% of their income away and people will lose jobs, companies will fold and unemployment will go up, up, up..............

Answer 11

It is fair to make the super wealthy pay for the defense of the country.  Then we wouldn't be running up the deficit so much to help these wealthy people protect all their property.  They do, you know, own more property and they rarely give their lives, so why shouldn't they pick up the tab for national security?  $9 trillion and growing debt is not good for our dollar, the economy, or the future of this country.

cont'd.... You who disagree must not think our defense needs to be paid for.  If the only expenses you worry about are "those who receive gov't assistance because they didn't work as hard" do you get it that most of those are poor children or single moms??

In that case, you could save money by passing out vouchers for abortions instead of helping poor kids born to irresponsible parents who seem to be born to breed like rabbits.  You could do it even more cheaply by passing out free condoms or vasectomies, but you wouldn't want to invest in prevention.

Answer 12

For me it doesn't. Socialist policies are being reputed all over the world. Why should the USA continue down the path that other countries have found to be unworkable. Socialism is not a natural way of nature unless you are an ant or bee. Humanity has thrived on competition, innovation, and reward. Taking from group of people and giving it to another group just reduces innovation, development, and growth.

Answer 13

IS it fair those same CEO's get bonuses while the workers lose their retirement?

It works both ways.

Answer 14

It doesn't. In fact, it won't even benefit those who need help, as has been shown many times over, particularly with Johnson's great society which created an immense new dependent class of Americans. But that's what democrats do. They raise taxes. It never seems to enter their mind that when they raise taxes, any taxes, it is the people, not business, who have to pay those taxes. And ALL Americans pay while those in the least position to afford those taxes are hurt the most.

Answer 15

Have you looked at our country's balance sheet lately? How much red ink do you see?

Answer 16

Who said anything about redistributing wealth?

Obama has to raise taxes to pay for all the stuff the republicans bought on credit for the last 8 years

Republicans= children

Democrats= adults