When did “I don’t like it” evolve into “It’s not fair”. I don’t like that fact that Tiger Woods can hit a gold ball into the next county and makes a ga-jillion dollars a year and I can’t and don’t. I may not like it, but it is certainly fair.
What do people mean by the term “economic justice”? And who determines what defines economic justice. Hypothetically of course, if I am smart, work hard, sacrifice personal time, and am effective in a very competitive industry, is it “just” that I make more money than someone who may not have the skills I do, does not work as hard, and never misses the 5 o’clock happy hour? Is it “just” that the last dollar I earn is taxed at a much higher rate than the guy who does not work as hard or make the sacrifices I make?
Do the fans of government “solutions” (aka handouts) give any thought to how much money it takes to generate every dollar of government benefit? How many dollars in FICA taxes does it take to generate a dollar in social security benefits? I have no idea but I know it is a lot more than the dollar of generated “benefits”. The Social Security Administration has buildings, employees, computer systems, networks, calculators, endless forms, desks, chairs, paper clips…so how much does each dollar of benefit cost us…$ 1.25, $ 2.00, $ 5.00? I have no idea, but I know that any dollar sent to Washington comes back to the people as less than a handful of pocket change. Who are these people who want to send more money to Washington? Is there are worse investment in the world? I can’t think of one.
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