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How about .gov stop spending $$$$ on everything... let state/local governments take care of most of the things they need to and implement a flat tax setup. The top 10% of earners pay all the taxes.... low/middle income folks pay nothing into the system. My effective tax rate is very low after I deduct my mortgage interest and property taxes etc. etc., but I don't take any public assistance of any kind and never have for anything. I've lost 2 jobs and never once touched UI as I was able to get off my ass and find employement in less than 2 months each time. Plus I had my own reserves in place to last a year w/o a job. Remove some of the loopholes for the ultra-rich so they pay a fair effective tax rate, and remove some of th deductions for the power and lower middle class so they pay into the system as well. Then... most importantly... say NO to some stuff... stop the damn spending.
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I don't think everyone is lazy at their core... but given the option to be they are most of the time. I do think the majority of peope are stupid and don't care about education.
People need to stop crying for the government to fix everything.... do it on your own. I just know how my family is and how I am. I've been fortunate in life, but when **** gets bad we know how to buckle down and do what needs to be done. I think if more people were self-reliant and if more people just focused in school and got a good education and lived below their means for a few years many of our problems would be solved. However, too many people want to short circuit the system and have it all right away.
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education is a whole 'nuther thread. I don't think our government is doing enough to insure that people that really want to get an education are able to do so. I tried working & going to college & I couldn't hack it. not everyone can. we fall way behind most of the rest of the world in this regard.
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