Originally Posted by JayJamJah

Why should the wealthy be held accountable for that?

What have they done to limit others from obtaining wealth?

If you give people hand outs you take away their motivation, it is not good for the country. You create a sense of entitlement and apathy in people as well. It will only give them a temporary boost as well, it's not as if we can pull the destitute from the ranks of poverty with money. They need a change in lifestyle and attitude first.

The extremely wealthy already give back more then half of their income in taxes and are responsible for more then 3/4 the charitable donations in this country.

When the government takes money it uses it poorly. The biggest problem I have with your idea is that. You are saying you trust the government more then the citizens to do what's right. I don't like that at all.

Government socialized health care is lazy, selfish and ultimately unfair.

Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword

I understand that you want to help other people in need and I am all for that, but I don't see how it is moral at all to steal from the rich and give to the poor. The fact of the matter is that I don't really care about the country as a whole, and I see myself as an individual in this world. Since I have only one perspective, why should I decide how another person should forcibly give there money away when they don't want to. It isn't a matter of being selfish at all. It is a matter of protecting someones basic rights of doing what they want with their property.


The reason is because of the huge amounts of taxes on the middle class, which will increase with socialized health-care. These taxes also stop more people from getting rich, which theoretically stops more people from giving money. This is because in the large middle class, there are probably more people who would give more. If these people were able to get more money, they may give that money away.