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July 26, 2011

Won't One Brave Conservative Call for the Rich to Chip In?

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The Administration isn't asking so much, are they? ... just that The Rich chip in to any deal to solve the debt ceiling crisis. In the midst of this nightmarish, persistent recession, they just want to raise some taxes...

John F. Di Leo, explores the question of whether - and how - "The Rich" should help, in his column in Illinois Review today.

Barack Hussein Obama and his administration have called for the rich to contribute their fair share, in this and every crisis.

Whether we speak of the debt ceiling or the annual deficit, the problem of rising unemployment or that of sinking consumer confidence, the Administration’s mantra is the same: "The rich" must kick in their fair share.

How they define the rich is another matter. In one conversation, it's those with incomes above $250,000/year, or perhaps $200,000, or perhaps $150,000. In another context, it's those who own jets, or who have access to corporate jets, or perhaps who have heard of corporate jets ... the definitions change like the wind, more to meet the needs of the argument of the day than to establish any clear meaning for a useful debate.

To keep it simple, perhaps we should define the rich the way the Left really means it: it's everybody who makes a little more money than we do. That way, it's a moving target: it might be the guy across the street today ... but if we get a raise to match his salary tomorrow, then "the rich" magically becomes someone who makes at least a little bit more than that.

Just so long as our neighbor earns more than we do. "The rich" is always "him," never "us."

Read the whole thing.

Di Leo goes on to point out a very real difference between the way a Conservative and a Liberal think ... which is indeed the basis of the issue. Conservatives recognize and support the contributions of the rich to our economy, and advocate programs to enable every seed of wealth to germinate and work its magic. Only the Right knows that the solution to our nation's problems is for government to get out of the way and allow our mighty private sector to work its magic, unfettered by the red tape of government agencies, unbled by the bloodletters of greedy taxing bodies from sea to shining sea. And if President Obama, Minority Leader Pelosi and Majority Leader Reid really want the rich to "chip in and contribute their fair share" that's not hard to accomplish. As John Galt would say, "Just get out of the way!"

Posted by Richard at July 26, 2011 7:53 AM

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