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US Congress resolves 'fiscal cliff' drama
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Published: 02.01.13, 07:27
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1. Hard Calls
Zechariah   (01.02.13)
There are Hard calls Wealth and Welfare are addictive.Redisribution of wealth and Debt Forgiveness have strong Religious Basis but Human nature opposes Hillel had to devise Alternatives for example re debt forgives every seven years.
2. Why take it out on us?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (01.02.13)
Punishment for achieving the American dream? Is it my fault that I pursued higher education? Why should I pick up the slack for some fifteen year old who got pregnant, dropped out of school and works as a waitress? Why cannot she contribute her share? Why is her income sacrosanct and mine not? Did I cause her to get pregnant and fail to complete school? No, of course not! So why am I paying for her stupidity -- and the short-sightedness of millions like her -- now? Why not tax the huge multinational corporations that send work overseas and collect incredible tax benefits for doing so? Why take it out on hardworking individuals -- albeit wealthy ones? We work hard for what we have. If we choose to share it, that is our business -- it's called philanthropy. But to tax us at the highest level of income taxation in the world, simply to pick up the tab for those who did not work as hard as us -- since when did the United States become a communist nation? Obama is seriously intent upon bringing down the United States. I'm going to move as much of my wealth as I can offshore. What is this vile president going to do? Tax the air I breathe? Good luck with that one.
3. How to Tax
David Chester ,   Petach Tikva, Israel   (01.02.13)
When is the US government going to do the right and proper and ethical thing which is to tax land values? Henry George first proposed this in 1879, today the British government is beginning to take some interest in this idea which will allow the country to finally recover from the present lack of natural progress and high unemployment due to speculation in land values.
4. Obama is doing the "right thing": if one want's to "conquer"
tom ,   tel aviv   (01.02.13)
one's own country, the sure way to do so, is to bring the population to it's financial knees! Then he can do as he pleases.... United States of Allah: here they come
5. US Fiscal Cliff Drama
Harold ,   USA   (01.02.13)
The biggest obstacle in the US Congress is Eric Cantor backed by AIPAC.. He fell on his face and broke his nose.
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