| Rath said: I'm not saying the systems in America work very well or are efficient. I'm saying your assertion that cutting everybodies taxes equally and then cutting government funding for these systems will somehow help the poor is just plain wrong. Cutting taxes across the board helps the rich the most while cutting welfare systems hurts the poor the most. Your suggestion that cutting the taxes and cutting the welfare is going to help the poor just doesn't |
Where did I advocate cutting all welfare programs? I mentioned only entitlement programs that rip off the taxpayer, namely Medicare/Medicaid and Social Security as being the top entitlement culprits.
Poor people pay taxes. When I was making $10,000 a year as a park caretaker, I paid taxes. When I made $30,000 a year, I paid taxes. Yes, I got most or all of my FICA taxes back, but I still had to pay payroll taxes! I still paid 8.5% to social security! I still paid 3.0% to medicare/medicaid!
I believe we need to cut payroll taxes, which hurt the poor and middle class the most. Social security and medicare are capped for those that earn more than $100,000 which makes the argument that it benefits the rich the most, a false argument. If these mandatory taxes can be cut or removed, it would free up a lot of money (about 11.5%) for those in poverty to invest and get better health care.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
