The name of the thread is Where Did the Wealth Go? I am just trying to show that the wealth some of us middle class people had went to the wealthy,where else would it go?

Our economy is NOT a zero sum gain as many liberals like to believe. What one side gains the other loses is simply not the truth.

I do not want to pay more taxes,no one does,maybe we could just level the field a little more.

You better hope they don't level the playing field. The top earners pay most of the taxes. If they level the field, you will have to pay more then half your income to taxes.
I just had my taxes done yesterday. Years ago I would be unhappy today. We celebrated last night when we got back from the taxman. Half the people in the USA are on a free ride. Now they want "free" health care?

Originally Posted by Donna2

First you say B. Hussien Obama is not a socialist, then you say it doesn't matter. These socialist entitlement programs are bankrupting the USA and now he he trying to get yet another one. (health care)
He has tripled out national debt in one year. This man is dangerous and a threat to our future.

He is not a Socialist and this is a free country which means that any one is free to be a socialist if they choose to be.

Where was the Tea Party when Bush was running up the debt? I didn't see anyone screaming about the out of control spending then....where was the outrage?

Originally Posted by Sally Jo

Cologal, I can't answer for Donna2, but I will answer for me. No I will not turn in my social security or medicare cards. I wasn't given a choice. I was forced to particiapate. I would much rather have been able to invest MY money as I saw fit. When Bush tried to allow young people to put part of their money aside, as they wanted to, he was demonized.

So totally bogus....the companies are taking away standard pensions and forcing us into 401K's. Wall Street takes the money and invests it, I would use that term loosely these days, pays themselves big bonuses and when the whole thing blows up then they demand a taxpayer bailout. And you want Social Security to be subject to that?

The intent of Social Security privatization was for the Wall Street fat cats to make even more money. Count me out I sold all of my stocks and my families stocks....

Originally Posted by cologal

He is not a Socialist and this is a free country which means that any one is free to be a socialist if they choose to be.

Where was the Tea Party when Bush was running up the debt? I didn't see anyone screaming about the out of control spending then....where was the outrage?

So you agree that you and your bunch elected a socialist?

Obama wants and has said "I want to level the playing field".
He also said we need "to share the wealth".

When you take from the doers and give it to the non-doers in time you will have mostly non-doers. When you have all takers and not enough givers you have chaos. You have California And Greece and now Europe is well on its way to chaos.

Call it Socialism or "leveling the field" or anthing you want it is still chaos.
Confiscation of wealth will destroy any society.

Liberals have difficulty understanding this concept. I feel sorry for them.
If we do not stop them they will all be sorry along with us.

let's stop them this November. We need change for the good in November.

That's the fundamental flaw in liberal thinking.

For one to gain, another has to loose. Therefore they believe the government's job is to make things fair by taking from one and giving to another.