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Originally Posted by Madmartagen

-Bush's tax cuts were set up to tax the top earners at a lower level than that of its lowest income earners. IE Tax cuts that benefit the rich.

9/11 and the war in iraq are NOT the reason why we have a defecit.

Taxes were cut across the board. It appears that the rich get more of a tax cut because they pay a vast majority of the taxes. IE tax cuts for all but if you are paying less your tax cut is not as great. Why should I have to pay more taxes than I already do to support many people who just don't give a shit. I already pay 40 - 45%. Would you feel it to be fair that I pay half of my income? That would just promote more apathy in an already unmotivated society. Why would someone strive to make a good living when they have to give so much of their earnings to the government?

9/11 sure didn't help things and and put a hurt on the economy which does have some correlation with the deficit.