Mark was on GrokTALK! this past Saturday and mentioned that he had written an Op-Ed concerning a Union Leader Op-Ed by Gray Fitzgerald. I said that I would have no problem in posting it as long as we could get a copy so that readers could see what he was opposing. Well, this morning Mark sent it, so we’re posting it!
To the Editor:
Gray Fitzgerald’s opinion added to the sad state of class warfare that is escalating in our country.
Gray seems to be a Christian man. He even acted as a pastor for a Unite Church of Christ. We can all agree that Christ would want those with wealth to give to those less fortunate. however, wouldn’t you agree that Jesus would not ask the rich to do so at the point of a Roman spear?
Yet Gray believes that government should force the rich to pay higher taxes in order to redistribute it to those they deem in need. Furthermore, Gray states, "The logic of advocating a tax policy that transfers wealth to the multibillionaires … is incomprehensible.
Where is the transferring of money? Regardless of whether you agree with how they do it, the rich earn their money. How do you "transfer to" someone their own money? Is it not enough that the richest one percent that you want to vilify already pays 40 percent of the total federal income tax in the country? I will not even broach the fact that almost 50 percent of citizens pay no income tax.
I close with a question regarding Gray’s referral to the "greed of the wealthiest". Which person is more greedy: one who would like to keep as much of his or her own money as possible, or one who want more of another person’s money?
Image of Fitzgerald’s letter after the jump. Previously, Steve had penned a post as well – it is located here.
To see a larger version, click here.
