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Quote from alfonso: Firstly, the top 1%, or richest of the rich, got where they are because either: their forefathers got them there; they exploited political connections; they exploited a captive market; they got lucky. Getting to this level simply because of "work and effort" is very much...

That is truly absurd. The top 1% got where they are because they put the work and effort in. Because THEY made the right decisions, which their peers did not make. Following your logic, a world class olympic athlete should give a percentage of his trophies to the LOSERS because they...

"What Bush has done - and many seem all to ready to buy into - is mask a huge windfall to the rich - in the garb of help for the little guy. Unless you are filthy rich (God bless you if you are) you should be outraged at this deceit. Bush is doing nothing more than exploiting the misery of...

Welp, looks like Kinsley is full of it, huh? These guys like to point at the small biz's that "made it" while existing in a state of high taxation, and then using this as an excuse NOT to cut taxes. Fallacious reasoning. It doesn't occur to them that things could have been much better...

I don't think the facts were ignored. They were rejected because they contradicts the facts AAA has seen. If someone would do some homework, and post some real numbers then we could identify who is telling the truth about small business, instead of sitting here yelling at one another...

Quote from alfonso: Yes, a "certain" amount. That's the point. No one ever said money wasn't important for happiness, only that it wasn't all important, or as important as you are claiming it is. Would you agree that it's possible to be abundantly happy on an average working salary...

Wow.... the capitalist virus has taken hold and is spreading in china :D Were in trouble :( peace axeman

Exactly what I was thinking. peace axeman

Come on ElCubano, your not being very honest here. Who paid the doctor?? How much?? Delivering a child is quite expensive, not to mention the 100G's your gonna spend on it in the next decade. I recently came back from a trip to Yosemite. Got about 200 high res digital pics. Hiking...

I don't equate fun with happiness. It's more of a causal relationship. Look back at some of the "peak" moments of extreme happiness in your life and ask youself if they would have happened if you were a poverty stricken child starving in africa somewhere. :D When I think back to...

All the talk is about the taxation side of the fence only because people are arguing against tax cuts :D I totally agree that you have to cut spending and waste ALSO, as I stated in previous posts. Cutting taxes alone, and then spending more accomplishes nothing. That's what Reagan did...

I have thought long and hard on this. It's not that hard to figure out. I review my life and I ask myself, what things in the past truly make me happy??? My list looking something like this: ( No particular order ) 1) Certain time consuming activities 2) Friends/relationships 3)...

This is precisely where your argument is flawed. You are implying that just because you can find eras where there was growth with high taxes, that high taxes do not stifle anything. The fact is, you have no idea if the over all growth would have actually been HIGHER had taxes been...

You are correct, and this is why I support taxation. Just not at these extreme levels. I use my example on to make it clear that there IS an incentive effective for anyone with a brain. peace axeman

Ever hear of the fallacy of "false alternatives" ? I hope so, because you just commited it. This is not a black or white issue. The "incentive" is on a grey scale. No one ever said it had to be tax free, although this would be the most attractive. The higher the taxes, the less the...

What sarcasm? I think his reply was perfectly valid. Why not address its flaws, since you think they exist? I want to hear your counter argument. peace axeman

There is a bunch of specialist readers who want to piggy back. Whats good for the specialist, is good for the surrogate specialists as well. peace axeman

Excercise is a proven stress reducer. Keeps you healthy and sharp. Need more of it. Buying that big house is only stressful if its not easily within your means. Buying a 1 million dollar home for Bill Gates would not be at all stressful. If he bought a 20 billion dollar home...

Yeeeeeep, I have more money than most of my friends and I have the crappiest car. lol. I gave up the keeping up with the joneses game a long time ago. It doesn't make me happy. But I still want my porsche! Simply because I love that car, and not for status. I could buy it tommorrow...

Further data from the sudy... 1.5 million dollars will convert a miserable person to a happy person. What is interesting is, that happiness brought by money slowly wears off after several years. Humans seem to get accustomed to their wealth, and it no longer makes them happy...