<p>"You. Cannot. Be. Serious. Please elaborate. On second thought, please don’t. "</p>
<p>You. Cannot. Even. Offer. Any. Evidence.</p>
<p>When has an application asked for your income as a means to deny you employment or admissions? Wait, companies are given tax credits to hire welfare recipients and people who used to receive benefits.</p>
<p>You. Cannot. Possibly. Be. That. Flippin. Stupid. Please. Elaborate. Anything. You. Claim. With. A. Shread. Of. Evidence. Ancedotal. Does. Not. Count. Why. Would. You. Even. Type. Like. This?</p>
<p>“Tiff and BIGeastBEAST, if you have such a problem with taxation in the US, then please leave. We would be a better country for it.”</p>
<p>You know what is great about this country? I can call my representative and ask him to extend tax cuts, and advocate for tax reform. I actually care enough to contact my representative. If you have such a problem with the wealthy, why don’t you move to Mexico? Or Cuba? Or any developing country? Then you could be wealthy and share you success with all the plebians of society. Do you even pay federal taxes? If you don’t, just stop now.</p>
<p>“As for financial aid, did you ever consider how much harder a lower income student had to work to be admitted to college in the first place? Unlike your private prep school, school districts in poor areas don’t exactly have SAT prep classes and volunteer trips to Haiti. In fact, they’re the ones for whom you are building that Habitat for Humanity house. Not that you two would ever volunteer for a cause like that. Then the students have to be in a position to forgo working in order to actually attend college. And it’s most likely more difficult for them to secure loans due to their parents’ limited incomes and possible poor credit history (certainly not all low income families have credit problems, though). Financial aid is actually a bad example in this case, because the government actually provides very little of the cost of attendance at most colleges.”</p>
<p>1) I went to the most economically diverse public school in my state. My school did not offer SAT prep classes, and the vast majority of students did not take them. Yet our average SAT score was 100 points higher than richer, neighboring schools. I never took a prep class or studied in any capacity, but was in the 97th and 98th percentile. I did not receive any help. Very few kids take prep classes, and they have what, about a 100 point correlation with scores? I hardly think a kid is not going to get into college because they didn’t take a prep course. Those courses don’t always result in improvement, especially LSAT and MCAT prep courses. Regardless, thinking a kid won’t be able to go to ANY college because of a prep course is a horrible argument. I expected better.
2) Do you have proof that the poor person has to study harder than a middle class student to do well? Are you assuming that poor people are less intelligent than the middle class? Making an unsubstantiated, hypothetical claim seems to insinuate that the poor have a harder time because they are not as smart. Many working and middle class students work while in HS, heck, I worked two jobs since my freshmen year. </p>
<p>How does financially struggles equate to a more difficult time in school? As in, most families have some sort of stressor, whether it be income based, marital problems or overtime at work. It is wrong to imply the poor work harder than people that work 50, 60 hours a week at a better job. Do you have any evidence, hard evidence, not ancedotal, that the system is “rigged” against the poor, or is that just a theory?</p>
<p>Hmmm…you assume that because I believe in economic liberty I don’t volunteer? That seems laughable. I guess that is your attempt to paint me as a bad person because I don’t agree with you, and you are resorting to a petty personal comment because you can’t defend your position well. Your points have nothing to do with the argument about the tax system. Discrepencies in the public school system is not part of the discussion. Stay on topic or don’t comment. I bet you are a Democrat. Democrats don’t support a voucher system. So you complain about the system, and won’t take a step to fix it. Nice.</p>
<p>And, I volunteer plenty. I’ve worked in low income areas throughout middle school and high school, and I’ve seen how widely abused the system is, because I’ve seen how unchecked it is. I’ve seen the welfare recipients running to the corner the 15th and 30th of every month. I’ve seen them deal drugs on the corner and then complain about crime. You seldom hear a thank you, even when you put on free camps (that none of the parents would help out with) or toy drives (poor kids complained because they didn’t get Wii video games). The thing is, until you work in the social work field, you can’t act like you understand how the poor operate. This is not related to the discussion, only in that our money is being misused. </p>
<p>It’s funny that you think I’m a “bad person” because I think everyone should contribute equally to society, and support the founders and the principles behind the consitution. If you think our society is so unfair, leave. If you want to whine about how things aren’t fair, that’s fine. But realize there is nothing in jurisprudence or our constitution that gaurentees any type of social security, it’s a 20th century invention. </p>
<p>You are certainly entitled to your assumptions, but do realize you can’t find support for handouts anywhere. </p>
<p>Here is a solution:</p>
<p>Everyone pays a flat rate. There are a bunch of check boxes, representing “welfare,” “war” “education” and so on. You can check 25% of the boxes. That money goes directly to the service you okayed. Or, have a flat tax. Have a box that says " I am willing to pay an additional 5% for x." We’ll see how much funding entitlements get when people have a say as to where it goes. The point is, it’s fine for you to whine about the rich paying more, because you are exempt from federal taxes. If you had to watch your check get robbed of 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35%, you will have different feelings about the tax system,</p>
<p>If you are under 30 and conservative, you are heartless. If you are over 30 and liberal, you are brainless.</p>
<p>I bet you won’t feel like this 10 years from now. </p>
<p>I used to be an idealistic young liberal, until I started to become acclimated with the real world. Then I realized how stupid some liberal assumptions are.</p>
<p>Also, let me point out how petty it is to call someone heartless because they believe in economic freedom. </p>
<p>Question:</p>
<p>If you believe in personal freedom (I am going to guess the liberals here are all for gay marriage, pro life), why don’t you believe in economic liberty? Is not economic liberty an extension of personal freedom? I don’t understand how you can believe in only personal freedom, or only economic freedom. You either support liberty or you don’t. The liberal on here obviously don’t support freedom or liberty. It’s sad to see the erosion of liberty at the hands of the young.</p>