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A comment on Not All Money Is Created Equal - taxes of the poor, middle, and rich. Parent comment

Re:Not All Money Is Created Equal - taxes of the poor, middl... by dantheman on Sunday February 14, 2010 @10:57AM (#1124752)
The majority of taxes don't actually go to anything a top 1% of income earners need. Take a look at the budget, the majority of the spending is SS, Medicare & Medicaid.
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Re:Not All Money Is Created Equal - taxes of the poor, middl... by brazzy on Tuesday February 16, 2010 @06:53AM (#1128715)
...which spare the rich the expense of having to hire a private army to prevent the rabble from taking their riches from them.
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