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Thread #99746   Message #2045509
Posted By: Bobert
07-May-07 - 05:42 PM
Thread Name: BS: Poverty in the USA
Subject: RE: BS: Poverty in the USA
But for the purpose of discussion, Dickey, let's for a moment assume that the "sociological research" is true, how do we change the cycle???

Yeah, can we get betond the blame game and look at some things that we, as a moral society, can do to change things 'cause waht we are doin', in the words of Doctor Phil, "Ain't workin' fir us..."...

I mean, passing deiculous laws that pretain to some folks and not others ain't the answer... You know, like requireing all poor people to marry ot have their tubes tied or whatever crap the right wing can come up to further disenfranchise and seperate the poor...

I have laid out the basic premises of what I think can work of a guarenteed national income thru low income tax credits, coupled with greater subsidies for child care for anyone willing to work...

I have proposed paying for it by:

1. Creating a "value added tax" on all goods produced by US corporation regardless of who produces them...

and...2. Rolling back the tas breaks to the upper 1%...

I haven't heard any of Dickey's or AWG's ideas but would love tyo hear them....

Bobert