And worst of all he has a father with no compassion who pimps his son out to sell a book instead of helping his son out as a father should help a son.

I agree, the situation is beyond sad, really.

For the record, I know of NOONE with diabetes, severe or otherwise, who is completely and totally incapable of working. You've taught your son how to milk the system well, Col.

I will ask you again:

Are you accusing me of being greedy?

I oppose higher taxes not out of personal avarice but because I can do more good with it than the government can.  I also believe welfare does far more harm than good for the poor. Unlike you, I have first hand experience being in that bottom 10%. Nothing robs the human spirit than entitlements.

If you truly believe that my opposition to higher taxes is because of personal greed even as you use my property to espouse your opinions free of charge -- thanks to my generosity then I will withhold that generosity from you.

“And worst of all he has a father with no compassion who pimps his son out to sell a book instead of helping his son out as a father should help a son.”

YOU ARE AN ASS. We help our son but without the help he receives from the programs you want to end so the wealthy can wallow in their money he could not live. YOU ARE A DISPICABLE excuse for a HUMAN BEING and a DISGRACE as an American!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I oppose higher taxes not out of personal avarice but because I can do more good with it than the government can. I also believe welfare does far more harm than good for the poor. Unlike you, I have first hand experience being in that bottom 10%. Nothing robs the human spirit than entitlements.

If you truly believe that my opposition to higher taxes is because of personal greed even as you use my property to espouse your opinions free of charge -- thanks to my generosity then I will withhold that generosity from you. YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT! The damage that the Debt is creating is FAR GREATER then imposing higher taxes on those that can afford to pay a little more!!!!!!!!!!

Hrm, thinking about it, I guess it was tax money that paid your wages, huh, Col?

Welfare programs are not part of the Constitution col, and can and should be cut and limited.




And why do millions of people rely on the government col?  How many of those people can go out and support themselves?  You are the typical liberal who believes nobody can survive without the government handing over something to them.  Pathetic.

That's an amazingly arrogant comment.

On what basis can you possibly claim to be more informed than I am.  You also didn't answer the question.  You can disagree with my opinion but don't question my motives.

You want despicable? How about a retired military person using his son's illness to sell books and demanding that the wealthy surrender their money to pay for his failure as a father?

Charity begins at home, Col.

And when did YOU get to define what makes an American? Did our founding fathers steal the assets of other Americans? Frankly, I think a money grubbing Marxist who pimps out his son is about as despicable as it gets!

And I HAVEN'T forgotten about the fake persona you made to launch personal attacks on me in the past, Col, so if we're going to talk about despicable characters, let's do. I at least respond to you in my own screen name rather than sniping from a second user name.

Bakerstreet

Hrm, thinking about it, I guess it was tax money that paid your wages, huh, Col? When I was in the Army and local taxes paid my salary when I ran a school district. That was about half of my career. SO WHAT! It was money well spent because I did the job I was paid to do and I did it well unlike GWB!

Island Dog

I never said they were. They were enacted into law by the government created under our Constitution and ELECTED by the voters. I support welfare reform. I do not support telling people that need help that we must protect tax cuts to the wealthy over helping them to live! You are the PATHETIC one!!!!!

Dragional

I agree with Gates and Buffet who I bet could buy and sell you many times over. They wrote to Bush and said, "The wealthy do not NEED a tax cut. We have far more pressing needs for our country then to give tax cuts to the wealthy"

So what? You can't see someone who was paid by tax dollars all their life maybe, perhaps, having just a little bias in favor of taxation? Public servants being, oh, maybe just a tad in favor of public services? One what side was your bread buttered? Lol...

Bakerstreet

I also worked for two private universities, GE, Ford and Merchants National Bank. I guess they were on the dole from you precious tax dollars. I guess the two companies I formed were also funded from tax dollars. What an IDIOT you are!

No, Col, I think an idiot is a man that could look at the wonder that is mankind, it's history, its innovation, and pretend that unless we prop them up, the average person can't survive. I'm afraid that several thousand years of world history defies that.

If you want a nanny state wherein the bottom third live in an overgrown, smelly daycare center, fine. I think you'll find that hasn't worked in those spots around the world wherein it was attempted.

It really has nothing to do with protecting tax cuts.  Welfare programs are wasteful and hurt society.  They should be mostly cut and eliminated.  Once again it's just hillarious how someone who whines day after day about budgets advocates more of a welfare state.

Bakerstreet & Island Dog

You are good examples of the conservative ideas that say the HELL with anyone that needs help. People need help for several reasons:

Some perform jobs that need to be done which do not pay a living wage. The next time you go to a fast food restraint or Wall Mart you prove that there are millions of jobs that DO NOT PAY a salary and benefits that will allow those with those jobs to meet the minimum cost to live.

Some are unable to work because of physical or mental problems. In some cases these people have been helped to do some work but again they can only do jobs that pay a non-living wage.

Some are poor because they do not work and expect society to give them a hand out. These are the people I would not support and the welfare reform has done a lot to limit and end this type of welfare.

The issue of the deficit and our spending are tied to a lot of issues. The VAST majority of federal spending goes to three things - Help to the needy (section 8 housing, Food Stamps and Medicaid), Defense/ homeland security and Interest on the national debt. Of those three we can not do without defense, we have obligated ourselves to the interest by not balancing the budget starting with Reagan in 1981 and help to those that have NOTHING. You could balance the budget by eliminating any one of these. The problem is that both the interest and defense can not be cut and that leaves only help to those that need it. The other option is to increase the Tax revenue by admitting that the tax cuts were not possible and were predicated on a BIG LIE-- We had a Surplus that needed to be returned to the tax payers. Since there was NO SURPLUS there was NO OVERTAXING as Bush claimed.

It is remarkable how our leaders refuse to learn. In 1981 Reagan told us that if we cut taxes we would have a balanced budget by 1985. When that did not happen, Reagan like Bush 43 refused to alter the course and the deficit Reagan created continued for 19 years. Then Bush 43 did the exact same thing and immediately we went into a deficit. Any reasonable person would say this is not working since we went from a balanced budget in 2000 and are now in deficit again. We have a President that insisted on a major war and does not increase taxes to pay for that war. We have a president that supports a major increase in Medicare benefits with the drug plan and again does not add ONE CENT of money to pay for this huge new benefit. That is what the Comptroller General means by his condemnation of Bush and his fiscal policies.

Anyone that supports Bush is just as bad because they enable him to continue policies that are putting our country in danger! The people started to force a change in 2006. It will most likely take another election to remove the members of Congress that continue to support Bush and his loosing policies. Any member of Congress that is up for reelection in 2008 better support the changes voters showed they wanted in 2006 or face removal from office.

LOL.  There you go with your clueless accusations again.

"Poor" people in this country are mostly so because of their own ignorance, stupidity, or downright laziness.  Yes, there are people who might generally need help, but they are few and far between.  Go to your local welfare office col, and tell me how many of those people there are able to work and support themselves.




Because someone chooses to work for a low-wage employer is not my problem col.  I have respect for anyone who earns an honest living, but don't give me your crap that someone who chooses to work at wal-mart deserves an entitlement. 



Welfare reform hasn't done nothing.  Like I said, go to your local Florida welfare office and tell me how welfare reform has worked again.




Why do you have to be so dramatic?  This country is not in any "danger" as been proven to you before.  You act like te end of the world is near because there is a deficit.  Most Americans don't even know what the word deficit means.  All your articles are based on one thing....raising taxes on successful Americans even though you have been shown the adverse affects.  You are one-sided and can't even be honest enough to admit it.

LOL. There you go with your clueless accusations again.

Give it up ID. The col is just a points whore!