I have a writing assignment and I need to interview someone who has been volunteering in Florida for this election.
Always making sure to include his middle name, Hussein, many Christian churches across the country preached against voting for Obama yesterday.www.azcentral.com/arizonarepublic/local/articles/2008/09/27/20080927Montini0928.html
Muslim children and babies were victims of a chemical attack in Ohio just days after the Clarion fund distributed the dvd "Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West" in newspapers throughout the 'swing states', including Ohio.http://www. dailykos. com/storyonly/2008/9/28/203016/697/536/613742
I posted the same blog on another site and received responses from two of my conservative friends. My replies follow below.
The first was my response to the theory of 'personal responsibility' being squarely on the workers' shoulders. It is my justification for saying there needed to be some kind of payback for the rampant corporate greed and taxing the wealthy would fit into that category.
The second is my preferred method of handling the situation.
The new American Heritage dictionary is out. It comes in a two-pack with Roger's Thesaurus (They replaced Roget, because he's a 'Frenchie', after all). Limited Editions have been released in the red state test market.
Here's a sample of the new entries....
Man of Peace - Man of War. Tends to prefer invading as many countries as possible within a short period of time while swearing that war is always the last resort."Mission Accomplished" - "This will be a long, bloody, expensive conflict because we have no idea what we're doing."Rationale for war - Anything a Republican says it is. May vary over time.
IHMO Taxes should be increased on the wealthiest Amercians, unless and/or until we pass legislation to establish a maximum ratio between the pay of the CEO and that of the lowest paid worker in the company........
"Opposition to out-of-control executive pay now comes from investors as well as traditional opponents on the other end of the wage gap. According to Business Week's report on executive pay at major companies, released today, CEOs now earn an astounding 419 times the pay of average blue-collar workers.
According to Business Week, the ratio of CEO pay to factory worker pay at the biggest 365 U.S. companies was 326 to 1 in 1997, up from 44 to 1 in 1965. In Japan in 1995, the equivalent ratio was 16 to 1, and in Germany, 21 to 1. Some of the biggest CEO pay raises have been awarded right after huge layoffs, leading to criticism that top executives are being rewarded for eliminating American jobs."
We are constantly hearing the argument that no new jobs will be created if the wealthy and corporations are taxed, but the truth is that jobs are being eliminated because of a few greedy individuals, not taxes.
Sources - Business Week, Responsible Wealth and Shifting Fortunes
