Should The Rich Have Their Services Paid For By The Poor?
By gewcew23
@gewcew23 (8007)
United States
January 19, 2010 3:01pm CST
I am not trying to start a debate on policies, but ideas. The prevalent thought is that the richest should pay for the poorest among us to live. That sounds rough but it is what it is. The poorest have food but they do not pay for it, they have housing but they do not pay for it, they have education but they do not pay for it, they have health care but they do not have to pay for it, they have children but they do not have to pay for them, and on and on I could go. All of these food, housing, education, etc comes from somewhere, and truly comes from someone. That someone for the most part is the wealthiest. True we all that work pay share in some of the burden, but the vast majority of the burden is paid for by those we call the wealthiest. These people which they are people too, pay for their food and someone else's, they pay for their housing and someone else's, they pay for their health care and someone else's, they pay for their children and someone else's, and on and on I could go.
We have created a system in which we are very charitable with someone else's money, we even have created a right. The problem is all rights must be universal. If I say that I have a right to my property, then you must have the right to your property, if I say I have a right to your property then you must have a right to my property. So the poor have a right to the property of the wealthy, but a right is universal and the wealthy have the right to the property of the poor. Now I do understand that the poor does not have much but they general have something, maybe an old car, a TV, and some other things. If wealth can be redistributed then all wealth can be redistributed.
Just something to think about.
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5 responses
@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
19 Jan 10
LOL. Good idea, lets send all our old TV to Bill Gates in repayment for taking care of us. Somehow I don't think he would think it was a fair exchange.
You are right though....each person should have a right to their own property. Each person should not HAVE to or be forced to take care of others. Charity should always be a choice. If not then it is stealing.
If I work 50 hours a week... should 20 hours of it be to take care of someone else? And why do the poor get a "free ride"?
You have a very good point though. Most people think...well the government pays for it...not realizing that the government does not make any money on its own. It does not produce anything. All the money that the government gets comes from tax payers. So basically if you are taking money from the government than you are taking money from other people.
Our government was NEVER designed to be a "charity" organization.
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@lilwonders456 (8214)
• United States
19 Jan 10
Man, Bill Gates is really getting screwed isn't he.
Poor Smuck. can't win for losing. He makes a ton of money....so now he is responsible for the rest of us. Makes me think it may not be soo much fun being rich. Too much preasure. What would happen if I lost all my money. Think of all those poor poeple who would not be taken care of. Too much preasure for me.
By the way....if we are going to tax the heck out of the rich...then what is the incentive to BE rich. Why work your butt off to get rich if you are going to have to give most of it to Uncle Sam to give to other people.
The incentive I see in this is....be a free loader. The get money and items and do nothing for it. Free stuff.
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@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
27 Jan 10
Earlier this month I worked on a mission project in Mexico. The mission was starting something unique. They were accepting donations and buying food, clothing and supplies for people. To get the stuff all the people had to do was work around the mission for points and the points could be used to purchase items. The thought was to give the people some pride but also to change the attitude that you have to help me to one of I can help myself.
I think the same thing should be done in this country. If you are receiving welfare then you have to do something to earn that payment. I once heard a speaker who said the way to end poverty is to make poverty uncomfortable.
@suspenseful (40193)
• Canada
20 Jan 10
There is a saying in the Bible: God loveth a cheerful giver. And that says it all. When helping the poor was something someone did out of love, the poor got the idea that they would also help others and so they did. Now many poor decide that since the government decides to take money from the rich and give to the poor, that they can sit on their duffs and not improve themselves.
If a person is poor and tries but does not succeed, it is different then if one thinks that the wealthy owe them a living. And would not the poor feel pride if they work for what they got, instead of getting it handed over.
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@ladymargaretmt (14)
• United States
24 Jan 10
I am not rich and not poor my husband only gets social security disablity, if it wasn't for some services like housing,food and such we could servive. I am sure they are not taking money from the rich to help for services used by the poor, but I know it's coming from some where. My husband and I don't like living this way, but for now that's all we have. I feel that they should take from all the millionaires in this country. I feel we pay for them, they get free paid vacations,free parties with meals and 1,000 a clip, free fuel for vechicles and a lot more. I feel the rich can due without for a change. With all the money they make there should be no one poor or rich why should they be any better than us.
@bobmnu (8157)
• United States
27 Jan 10
To answer your last point the rich should get more because they worked for it and invested money they earned to create jobs in hopes of making more money for themselves. They earned it.
President Obama showed the "Fat Cats" by forcing them to turn down their bonus and look what happened. The "Fat Cat" did not get to have the lavish party (costing $5,000), he did not buy a new car ($45,000), he did not buy a new condo ($2.5 million). Too bad he had to suffer. However the state lost $153,000 in tax revenue. The Restaurant workers lost their jobs because business was down. The car salesman lost the commission on the sale of the car and had to cut his family budget., The real estate broker lost the sale and had to cut the family budget. The state lost the tax revenue on all those transactions. State employees were laid off or let go to meet the budget shortfall. All this because some wanted to stick it to the "Fat Cat".