That is a reason I can understand. I'm retiring in a few myself and have both property and investments subject to capital gains tax. I hope it doesn't gut me either. The difference is that I think it is important for Americans to be in this together and not be every man for himself. I seek a proper balance between my taxes and government services. I want to pay just enough--neither too much nor too little. Right now America is hemorrhaging money due to deficit spending. The huge national debt is going to inrease inflation in the future and its already happening. You want to talk about retirement fears? Think about what runaway inflation will do to retired people. When you have a pile of money that won't buy chit because your government spends irresponsibly and prints money, you might reconsider that paying as we go--responsibly-- without spending more than we have, works the same way with governments as it does with you and I.
A President of the United States of America is politically ambitious by default. He was two years into his presidency when he lied to us and was trying to influence Congress, our allies and the American People to go to war with a country that had not attacked us and was no threat to us. That's ambitious . . . and extremely political.
I wonder who understood human nature better, Nietzsche or Chuck Barris? And which one has had a bigger effect on your life?
In Iberia Parish, at least at the courthouse for absentee ballots (I have always voted absentee in the few elections i have been old enough to vote in) You can get a french paper translation of the ballot (they use touch screens for the actual voting) Given the shrinking, but still sizable local population that speaks French (and are natural born citizens) I am thankful they do it.
