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We could tax the rich until they were all poor and it wouldn't solve
petty crime or any of the other problems facing the country -- there
simply aren't enough rich folks wallowing in gold to bail us
out.<br><br>
However, restoring the Clinton-era tax rates on high income earners
could, imo, make the rest of us feel that the burden was being more
fairly distributed. This symbolic easing of class warfare could lead, in
turn, to greater willingness on the part of the middle class to support
some sensible combination of reduced expenditures and increased
taxes.<br><br>
Goodness, we've come a long way from a simple car break-in...<br><br>
-- Art<br><br>
At 08:44 PM 11/4/2012, Emlyn Addison wrote:<br><br>
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<dd>Instead of solving our own problems with a crime watch or other
suggestions, blaming the rich is totally ridiculous. Guess we
should tell those evil rich to stop teasing those wanna be thieves with
expensive property. Seem like blaming a women for how she dresses
when she gets assaulted!<br><br>
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As much as I seek to be self-sufficient and to work at my own solutions,
your perspective does not take into account how this problem became
"our problem". The problem is, in fact, massively systemic, and
with many parents. Trace the line from petty neighborhood property crime
back to its root causes: among others, a gross, increasingly untenable
disparity in the distribution of wealth and a pathetic excuse for public
health services. Those graphs really aren't lying.<br><br>
(And I'm always amused when Republicans insist that we are all God's
creatures and that life, thus, is to be cherished, yet won't agree to
fund even a rudimentary public health system. A happy, healthy population
is a productive one--why can't they get this first grade concept through
their crania?)<br><br>
Property crime isn't always just a bunch of kids looking for an easy
score.<br><br>
Emlyn<br><br>
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