[andywend]

I question the TARP shit though. Banks debt cleared but they can still hound every Tom, Dick, and Harry for payments when Tom, Dick, and Harry essentially already cleared their debt? What am I missing?

Tom, Dick and Harry did NOT clear the banks debt. Should every Tom, Dick and Harry get a free house because they were foolish enough to purchase a home they couldn't afford?

All of the banks have paid back the monies lent to them via TARP with the exception of AIG.

And how is this different from what you have now?

There are millions and millions of Americans that are neither rich or poor.

All sorts of opportunities exist where people can move up financially here in the U.S.. In purely socialist/communist countries, those opportunities are mighty thin indeed.

Way too much is already being done to help the bottom 10% in this country at the direct expense of the remaining 90%. Due to this, the work ethic of the average American is going straight down the tubes and the U.S. is suffering incredibly as a result.

Unfortunately, the number of TAKERS keeps growing with each passing day and there aren't enough GIVERS to support them any longer. Its high time people start pulling their own weight.

This is why the myth that taxing the rich is bad, is completly misguided. There is no trickle down effect, its just an incumbency of wealth.

JayVegas, you only feel this way because you are NOT rich and are NOT subject to the extra tax. Why should the wealthy have to pay more so you'll have more SHIT? Why is it the responsibility of the wealthy to pay your bills?

Other than the select few who are born into great wealth, most of the "haves" achieved that status due to hard work and you are NOT entitled to the fruits of their labor. Why on Earth should the elite have to "share"?

Earn your own damn money and stop expecting others to pay for the things you want.