Stupid Letter of the Week

Just as there are no stupid questions, there are no stupid letters.  Instead, there are only stupid people who ask questions and write letters.  Gregg Gehrig of Overland Park is one of those people.  His stupid letter to the KC Star follows:

End tax cut for rich



Paying taxes is an honor reserved for those who make money. Politicians of both parties have conned the public into believing that taxes are evil. In 1960, the rich were taxed at a higher rate. The middle class was so robust then that a man could support his family with just one job.

Now the effective tax rate on the rich is low. What’s evil is the national debt exacerbated through this redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the rich.

The national debt didn’t appear overnight. It took decades of giving tax breaks to the rich and war spending. David Stockman, Reagan’s budget director who coined the term “trickle-down economics,” said recently that wealth doesn’t trickle down because the rich hoard the wealth.

It’s time the rich do the honorable thing by telling the politicians, whom they bought, to tax them more. Giving the rich an additional $700 billion doesn’t help.

The rich won’t create new jobs. Instead they’ll keep the money until they die. Then their heirs will pay a reduced estate tax.

Let’s tell Congress to restore taxes on the rich.


Gregg Gehrig
Overland Park

Gregg has heard the liberals refer to the Bush tax cuts as tax cuts for the wealthy so many times that he now believes it is fact.  He is so gullible that he doesn't question the statement or search for the truth on his own.  I have to wonder what rich guy stole his lunch when he was a child.  Something obviously scarred him for life.

So to quickly correct Gregg with a few facts: The Bush tax cuts were not for the wealthy alone.  THEY WERE FOR EVERYONE WHO PAYS TAXES!  Sorry Gregg they did not cover those who don't pay taxes.  Giving money to those who don't pay taxes is called entitlement spending.  Liberals like to use that to buy votes. 

Congress is now debating who should be fortunate enough to retain their current tax rate.  Republicans want everyone to retain the current tax rate, while democrats want the rate to increase for those who make more that $200k individually, or $250k for couples.  You live in Overland Park Gregg.  Overland Park is a fairly affluent community.  Allowing the democrats to RAISE taxes (tax cuts are not the discussion) would impact most families in your fair city.  Doing nothing would RAISE taxes for virtually everyone in your town.  Is that what you want?

History is not on your side Gregg. Taxing the so called rich does not work.  Allowing them to keep a larger portion of their EARNINGS has repeatedly worked to invigorate the economy.  We need economic invigoration now.  You need to understand that America does not have a under-taxation problem  WE HAVE A SPENDING PROBLEM.  Congress is out of control and the power shift from democrat to republican does not guarantee that our spending problem is solved. 

Only when spending is bought under control can we once again expect to see the federal budget approach balance.  Raising taxes on anyone will not increase revenue. That false argument has been disproved time and time again.  The lie continues to be repeated when morons like you believe what liberals say.