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Andrei.Hicks

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Re: An example of Left wing Politics
Reply #30 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:03pm

Lobo wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 9:59pm:

miketrees wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 9:47pm:

fair is the most difficult word in politics.

Some consider taking money from the rich and giving to the poor as fair.

How can that be?

Yet Robin Hood, if the stories are even halfway true, was greatly admired for doing so.

Wink

Robin Hood did not rob the middle incomes to pay for the poor.

Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination - Oscar Wilde

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Reply #31 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:11pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 10:03pm:

Lobo wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 9:59pm:

miketrees wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 9:47pm:

fair is the most difficult word in politics.

Some consider taking money from the rich and giving to the poor as fair.

How can that be?

Yet Robin Hood, if the stories are even halfway true, was greatly admired for doing so.

Wink

Robin Hood did not rob the middle incomes to pay for the poor.

Yet somehow the Liberals reverse robin hood is acceptable and even encouraged.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: An example of Left wing Politics Reply #32 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:13pm Not by me. I believe the rich should pay more than they do. My issue was always you stuck families like mine in the same huge bracket as David Beckhams. He earns in a week what do in a year. Yet it's us that gets told we are rich....
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Re: An example of Left wing Politics
Reply #33 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:15pm

BlOoDy RiPpEr wrote on May 20^th, 2013 at 9:00am:

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one-off tax levy imposed by the French government on incomes for households with assets of more than 1.3 million euros ($1.71 million).

The surcharge was introduced by left wing president Francois Hollande when he took office last year. It was meant to offset a rebate brought in by the previous government that capped individual tax liability at 50 per cent of income.

So its actually just a once off levy to recoup losses created by a loophole from the previous administration.

But i guess that wouldn't make such a good headline

The Right Wing only believe in free speech when they agree with what is being said.

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Reply #34 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:18pm

Andrei.Hicks wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 10:13pm:

Not by me.
I believe the rich should pay more than they do.

My issue was always you stuck families like mine in the same huge bracket as David Beckhams.

He earns in a week what do in a year.

Yet it's us that gets told we are rich....

There is a difference between rich and having enough to not need to be a burdon sponging on society and requiring government hand outs.

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Andrei.Hicks Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 23818 Carlsbad, CA Gender:	Re: An example of Left wing Politics Reply #35 - May 21^st, 2013 at 10:18pm Oh that's fine then if its just a levy. It'll make the families feel so much better.
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Peter Freedman Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5275 Wellington Gender:	Re: An example of Left wing Politics Reply #36 - May 22^nd, 2013 at 4:55am Innocent bystander wrote on May 21^st, 2013 at 5:08am: I guess the idea is to remove the wealth from rich private individuals and give it to the government to spend instead, worked well in Cuba Taught people to read and write and provided a world class, free health system. Sounds okay to me.
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