From: "Gary Britt" 

Well you may like the idea but that is a sure fire method for killing
productivity, innovation, and economic growth and vitality.

Gary

"Tony Williams"  wrote in message
news:43b9a3fd{at}w3.nls.net...
> I thought that term might catch your eye. The problem is that the
> rewards become disproportionately large, leading to huge amounts of
> wealth locked up in the bank accounts of a tiny number of people.
>
> Success should be rewarded of course, but the scale of the rewards has
> gotten out of control. In the present system once you've got a lot of
> wealth it becomes easier to get more where it should really be the other
> way around. A progressive tax system is a good way to achieve this.
>
> I rather like the idea of limiting compensation of the highest paid
> staff to some multiple of the lowest paid.
>
> --
> Tony
>
> Gary Britt wrote:
> > People who make more do PAY more taxes.  The rate of taxation does NOT
have
> > to increase in order to make that happen.  Wealth redistribution is a
> > communist idea from 1800's and Marxism.  It is nothing but a method
designed
> > to steal from those who earn it so those who didn't earn it can buy
power
> > with it from those too lazy, stupid, or lacking in other basic skills to
> > succeed can be rewarded for their lack of industry or care for their own
> > families.
> >
> > Wealth redistribution is the PUNISHMENT of success and idea that is so
> > obviously stupid that just stating that which it is should be enough to
> > convince any sentient being that the idea is stupid.
> >
> > If you want less of something you punish it.  If you want more of
something
> > you reward it.  You want more people to be successful then REWARD
success.
> > You want more people to be broke, lazy, and shiftless then REWARD that
> > behavior with wealth re-distribution.
> >
> > Insane.
> >
> > Gary
> >
> > "Tony Williams"  wrote in message
> > news:43b98bae$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> >
> >>How about we all chip in a little? Those of us with more money can pay
> >>higher taxes to redistribute the wealth to where it's needed most. Or
> >>maybe we could do something about the difference in pay rates between
> >>upper management and the rest of the workforce? I find it hard to
> >>believe that any CEO is worth more than the rest of the workforce put
> >>together.
> >>
> >>--
> >>Tony
> >>
> >>Ellen K. wrote:
> >>
> >>>Hey, wanna pay mine?  I'm horrified at the amount.
> >>>
> >>>On Fri, 30 Dec 2005 12:35:34 -0800, Tony Williams

> >>>wrote in message :
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>more
> >>>>welfare spending is needed and if that means higher
taxes then fine,
> >>>>I'll be happy to pay.
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >

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