Tax cuts for wealthy unjust

Does anyone else see the utter irony in calling a decision to take away LESS of someone's money immoral?

Isn't it "immoral" to take someone's money in the name of the poor and then spend it irresponsibly? Yet, isn't that what the federal government does with the bulk of the money they receive?

I'm by no means rich, so I'm not protecting my own interests when I say that Americans of all backgrounds and classes work hard to earn their income. No one, rich or poor, owes the government more than a third of what they make (including sales taxes, property taxes, income taxes, social security taxes). Conversely, no one who earns a dollar should get away without paying at least a dime in taxes.

So, no, it's NOT immoral to cut taxes to a reasonable level for every class. For people who have money, who pay reasonable taxes and then choose to give none of it to charity - now we can start using the word immoral.

The fact that the "rich" pay 35% tax is not the immorality of the situation. It is the way that the government spends, wastes, and uses the tax payer money for their own political good and not for the good of the people is where the immorality lies. Quit with the rich vs. poor immorality argument and lay the blame where it belongs, the bums in DC, the least moral people in our country.

Ms. Smith incorrectly equates paying taxes with helping the poor. People balk at higher taxes because our government wastes the money on ridiculous, ill-conceived programs. Cut the pork, then we'll talk about higher taxes. I'm not rich, but I'd rather the rich decide how to spend their money than let the government decide.

The rich already pay a huge percentage of income taxes. It is not "greed" for a person to want to keep the money they earned and pass it down to their children. Greed is when politicians want to take money from those who earned it to buy votes from those who didn't earn it.

Well, Susan you will be relieved to know that taxes have not been cut. Another thing is that we have progressive tax rates, so the rich and middle class pay a higher percentage than the poor. I notice that you connect taxes with the plight of the poor. However, taxes are paid for government services which benefit everybody, like roads, the courts, and the military. Being poor is just a matter of a person's economic condition. Many people, including myself, have been poor. No one is guaranteed anything in life, although many feel entitled. Being poor or not has nothing to do with government. However, concern for the poor is something anyone can have and can do something about. Many people, and certainly the rich, do help the poor. If you are motivated by the words of Jesus, remember that he was speaking to his followers, and not to the government.

There was not tax cut. Taxes in 2011 will remain the same.

I think you are correct in stating that the rich does not want to share in helping to reduce the debt in the US. The wimpy politicians continue to give in and support their every whims. I don't get it and perhaps its because I am not rich with money (I am wealthy with other things, probably things they can't buy) but you have to have a sense of responsibility and be willing to share and these wealthy people are just full of greed, only care about themselves and want to continue to get richer and don't care who they have to step on, to get it. I guess you can only pray for them.

Wow. After reading the comments posted I have to wonder in what world do these people live. The figures/ corporations that were mentioned are notorious for their poor treatment of their employees and their use of international workers at horrendous pay rates. People who work for these companies are often part-ime (read no benefits) and can barely afford to make ends meet. This, to me, equals on the backs of the poor. Plain and simple.

As for the love thy neigbor... perhaps we should we should be bothered that our "neighbors" find it okay to live in excess (yes caviar, designer clothes and 15 cars are not NEEDS unlike what people want to believe) all the while watching their neighbors go hungry. But then again, it is the poor's fault for not being rich... "though they may work 2 jobs they are just not worthy of having food on their tables." So says it in the book of "not my problem."

The inconsistency exists however in that Jesus saw it as a problem NOT to care about what happens to your neighbor... and what you don't do for the least of these.. you in effect have denied Him.

Sam Walton could not have gotten wealthy without the infrastructure of this country or without welfare programs like medicaid that allowed him to get employees without paying them enough to pay for their own health insurance. His children are spoiled. They earned nothing.

The idiocy continues……”It is a fact that historically, the rich have become rich on the backs and at the expense of, the poor.” Where does this come from?

So Sam Walton created a store concept that employs over 1 million people that provides low prices to all of us. This is on the backs of the poor?

So Bill Gates and Michael Dell created companies that brought cheap computers to all of us. This is on the backs of the poor?

So Henry Ford and John Rockefeller created the automobile and oil industries that give us mobility. This is on the backs of the poor?

I celebrate these people who have brought great wealth to this nation and its citizens. You should too.

"When Columbus came to the Americas, Zinn writes, the people who met them were friendly, hospitable and willing to share. Zinn writes that these traits were not characteristic of the Europeans...who had, among other things, a frenzy for money."

Ah yes, the proverbial hood is lowered.
The real problem is those darn greedy Europeans....I see

"Extending the tax cuts to the most wealthy may not be immoral, but it is definitely out of line with the Christian commandment to "love thy neighbor as thyself," and to be concerned with "the least of these."

That's right.
Just as Jesus himself said.

"Love thy neighbor as thyself, or maybe you could just give someone else some money, and like, they can love your neighbor."

Now that's chicken soup for the soul, I'll tell ya