Dale Fincher: Government Soul: Taxing Generosity - 2
Philip
· 8 months ago
I haven't really looked at the new tax plans, but I wouldn't expect anything less. The bottom line is that the government seems to have a quota to meet each year and no matter how they rearrange the tax numbers, they still need a certain amount. The only thing I can really hope for is that it is done fairly, or that I'm in the lucky tax bracket this term. They have to butter the proposal up to make it seem worthwhile to any of us.
I have been seeing this rhetoric all over Obama's administration so far. At one point he tries to use "unite" rhetoric, and then the very next sentence he says he has a hard time hearing from the other party that he is spending wastefully when the last eight years that is all they did. To me, that is not a uniting comment, stance, or attitude. It is attacking the person not the problem, which is exactly the opposite of his entire campaign idea.
Hopefully a couple of years will wise him up, and wise the general population up on his rhetorical games.
Dale Fincher
· 8 months ago
It is odd if he blames the last 8 years, when the last 2 years his own party (which applauded all his comments last week) were in the majority...
There is a lot of rhetoric and buttering-up and setting the debate. I don't think the general public pays attention. After doing a little research on social-engineering, it all makes me very concerned that our humanity is being side-stepped.
I heard Obama yesterday say that it's 'special interest' groups that are trying to stop his proposals. What about the 'concerned citizens'? Because he set the parameter of the debate against 'special interest' it puts the public on his side rhetorically. It's like saying all those who are against tax-cuts are Nazis. But that's not true. And let's not forget Obama's promises to special interests, like unions, and the proposals he has to beef up the very things that undermined our auto industry.
Why can't we focus on the real problems in America and not political party agendas? I think the change we are all looking for will not come from ivy-league graduates who promote federal power in the name of poverty (that doesn't help the poverty in my town)... but doesn’t empower the American public. Government and corporations are not people. But they get all the power.
Time for more political parties... like a "human party." :)
fionalcooper
· 8 months ago
Okay, thanks for this blog, now I understand much better :D So the giver is not getting a tax break at all. It sounds very like a system the UK government has (put in place by good old Gordon Brown when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer - those of us being supported through charitable giving have a soft spot for Gordon in this regard!)
Little old socialist me, however, sees no problem in having to pay a bit more in taxes to help the less-well-off. As I see it, this whole tax-free charitable giving is a bonus, not a right. The government has been generous in allowing this, we shouldn't take it for granted... and so, when the time comes for the government to change it, so be it. And I, personally, will definitely be worse off if the UK government revokes this bonus. Yet I think that, if the extra money is needed by government to subsidise those who are struggling financially, then that is a good thing on the whole. And God will provide for me somehow, whether through a change in circumstances or more supporters or some other way.
However, I agree that one of the most horrid things about politics in these times is the "spin" and the lack of authenticity. Tell us the truth for once, not your version of it, not twisted to make the "other side" look bad... I would like to see politicians act and speak with integrity.
And I love your idea of a "human party" :) Forget party politics and let's work together to improve the world, concentrating on what we have in common not what makes us different from each other... hang on, I think there's a name for that already... em... I know, it's the Kingdom of Heaven!!!!!
Bill
· 8 months ago
I'm glad you understand what's going on. Any clear-thinking person should. Barack Obama and his corrupt administration represent the most serious internal threat this country has ever faced. His extreme radical-left approach to every issue imaginable -- especially abortion, inspiring the human spirit, economics, "the wealthy," taxation, foreign policy (okay, everything) -- scares me. Everything the man has done has been wrong for America. He's not a stupid guy, which means what he's doing is intentional -- which scares me even more. Thank you for posting these blogs about Obama's twisted economic views.
Dale Fincher
· 8 months ago
Hey Bill, thanks for your post.
His rhetoric is powerful when he's reading his speeches. Reminds me of southern preachers that can pull the wool over the eyes of the religiously faithful. It works in churches, it can work in politics. And we know how much American society appreciates religious duping...
Sometimes I think Obama is just the smiling face to make old-school progressive agendas easier to swallow...
I'm concerned too. Seeing how Obama got elected in a flurry of enthusiasm without much track record says a lot about Obama and a lot about how the American people are easily drawn to celebrity more than statesmanship.
All Comments
I have been seeing this rhetoric all over Obama's administration so far. At one point he tries to use "unite" rhetoric, and then the very next sentence he says he has a hard time hearing from the other party that he is spending wastefully when the last eight years that is all they did. To me, that is not a uniting comment, stance, or attitude. It is attacking the person not the problem, which is exactly the opposite of his entire campaign idea.
Hopefully a couple of years will wise him up, and wise the general population up on his rhetorical games.
There is a lot of rhetoric and buttering-up and setting the debate. I don't think the general public pays attention. After doing a little research on social-engineering, it all makes me very concerned that our humanity is being side-stepped.
I heard Obama yesterday say that it's 'special interest' groups that are trying to stop his proposals. What about the 'concerned citizens'? Because he set the parameter of the debate against 'special interest' it puts the public on his side rhetorically. It's like saying all those who are against tax-cuts are Nazis. But that's not true. And let's not forget Obama's promises to special interests, like unions, and the proposals he has to beef up the very things that undermined our auto industry.
Why can't we focus on the real problems in America and not political party agendas? I think the change we are all looking for will not come from ivy-league graduates who promote federal power in the name of poverty (that doesn't help the poverty in my town)... but doesn’t empower the American public. Government and corporations are not people. But they get all the power.
Time for more political parties... like a "human party." :)
Little old socialist me, however, sees no problem in having to pay a bit more in taxes to help the less-well-off. As I see it, this whole tax-free charitable giving is a bonus, not a right. The government has been generous in allowing this, we shouldn't take it for granted... and so, when the time comes for the government to change it, so be it. And I, personally, will definitely be worse off if the UK government revokes this bonus. Yet I think that, if the extra money is needed by government to subsidise those who are struggling financially, then that is a good thing on the whole. And God will provide for me somehow, whether through a change in circumstances or more supporters or some other way.
However, I agree that one of the most horrid things about politics in these times is the "spin" and the lack of authenticity. Tell us the truth for once, not your version of it, not twisted to make the "other side" look bad... I would like to see politicians act and speak with integrity.
And I love your idea of a "human party" :) Forget party politics and let's work together to improve the world, concentrating on what we have in common not what makes us different from each other... hang on, I think there's a name for that already... em... I know, it's the Kingdom of Heaven!!!!!
His rhetoric is powerful when he's reading his speeches. Reminds me of southern preachers that can pull the wool over the eyes of the religiously faithful. It works in churches, it can work in politics. And we know how much American society appreciates religious duping...
Sometimes I think Obama is just the smiling face to make old-school progressive agendas easier to swallow...
I'm concerned too. Seeing how Obama got elected in a flurry of enthusiasm without much track record says a lot about Obama and a lot about how the American people are easily drawn to celebrity more than statesmanship.