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In reply to the discussion: Rec if you pay a higher effective tax rate than Mitt Romney [View all]JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)he seems unhappy about having to pay taxes when others who have a tiny, tiny fraction of his money pay none. The greed that demonstrates. The dependence on money that shows. That is what is disconcerting to me.
I have relatively little, relatively very, very little, and yet, I am thankful for every day of my life, thankful for living in a country in which I can speak my conscience, my mind, pretty much anonymously and freely, if I wish.
Why does Romney find the fact that people like me who live in contentment on very, very little income (no travel, no extras, no restaurants -- but enjoying what we have) so troublesome. Why doesn't he find pleasure in sharing. When I was working, and I saw the homeless and the impoverished and the children and elderly around me, I felt love for them and wanted to share. Lifting someone else's burden by paying a little more in taxes is a small price to pay for letting another person live in dignity.
I just do not understand Romney's view of the world, the bankers' view of the world. Life is so precious. Why is Romney with his three or more houses, with his ability to go and do what he wants, concerned about paying a good share of his money to make sure his society works. He does not pay taxes on the money he donates to charity. So the more he donates to others, the needy, the lower his tax rate. He should be rejoicing in the fact that he can help others.
That is what bothers me about Romney's statements in the tape -- the fact that he so resents having to share a relatively small percentage of his money. When I was working one thing I enjoyed was having the discretionary income to donate. Romney has that. He should be grateful for what he has and not worried about how much other people pay in taxes.
I worked to raise money for a homeless project for some years. There is no way that most of those charities can survive, can do their job, without tax money. As generous as people are, they do not commonly give to the homeless what is needed to keep people alive and in shelter, so the government is the donor of last resort. It is sad that we have so many homeless people in our society, but if Romney were president, if his philosophy with its disdain for the poor prevailed, we would have many, many more. Shame on Mitt Romney. Shame on these greedy Republicans.
Let's be thankful when we can help each other.
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