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There is no doubt that the poor are getting poorer and the rich richer. All statistics bear that out. Klarissa is trying to make an absurd point with her usual deceptive numbers. Are the rich working harder than the rest of us? Of course not. The hardest working people I know are often the least compensated. It is simple fairness we desire. We certainly don't see much of that now. Obama is no savior but he is the far better choice for the average American. A reminder that the median annual income in this country is around $44,000 a year. When McCain says Obama is going to raise YOUR taxes just who exactly is he addressing? The vast minority is the clear answer. The Clinton years prove that realistic taxation does not stunt economic growth. That is far more dependent on American ingenuity and innovation. It is only amazing that this race is as close as it is at this point. Many Americans continue to vote against their own economic interests. McCain uses a plumber to suggest he is the better choice? Who is he kidding?

I admire those like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett who voluntarily give back much of the wealth this country provided to them. I am no Christian but they are following the Biblical principles of caring for those less fortunate. Giving back to a world that provided them such opportunities to accumulate vast wealth. Surely then they will slip through the eye of that proverbial needle. Who do they support in this election?

Does anyone really believe these hedge fund mangers and leaders of these failed lending institutions plan to share the billions they ripped off from the average American? Share those bonuses that we now clearly see that did not deserve. That they feel any compassion for those less fortunate? How hard is their fall when they have enough socked away that they will never have to work again?

Greed has been the downfall of most civilizations. We are but an infant nation yet our fall could be precipitously faster than most in history. Greed has killed the golden goose!

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Just like you ignore that the Bail Out that George W. Bush DEMANDED ... AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE ... (originally with no oversight ... no accountability ... and no benefit to taxpayers) ... is Pure Socialism.

We, the people, are now redistributing our tax payer contribution ... to protect Banks and Investment Companies ... including the massive salaries of the 'incompetent stewards' of these companies.

As Barack Obama has said ... he simply wants to have the wealthiest Americans pay ALMOST ... but not quite ... the same level of taxes they paid when Ronald Reagan was president.

But apparently ... the Wealthiest Americans don't care about the nation that gave so much opportunity to them.

Do you know what Modern Republicans believe in?

The believe in Capitalism ... but only when profits are being made ... when threatened with losses ... they run to embrace Socialism.

Capitalism when making Profits.
Socialism when incurring Losses.

How Morally Vacant is that?

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i DON'T oBAMA IS PLANNING ON TAKING ANYONES MONEY FROM THEM, I THINK WHAT HE IS SAYING IS LIKE CLINTON I AM GOING TO LET THE ENTIRE COUNTRY GET IN ON THE FUN. TAXES WERE HIGH UNDER CLINTON AND NO ONE LEFT...TAXES WERE LOWER UNDER BUSH AND ALL OF OUR JOBS ARE IN OTHER COUNTRIES!

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