RE: Chick-fil-a: no longer funding hate groups?
September 20, 2012 at 8:41 pm
(This post was last modified: September 20, 2012 at 8:44 pm by Tiberius.)
(September 20, 2012 at 6:56 pm)Chuck Wrote:Erm...I was talking about the people who work the menial jobs at Wal*Mart. Yes, the Waltons would be fine with a few billion fewer, but on what grounds would you take it from them? They obtained it by following the law, and any foul play by their company has been punished with fines and legal action. In the cases where they weren't, I don't see how you can blame the family. Yes, they own the company, but unless there is evidence that suggests they were aware of foul play, they aren't responsible. That is why they have managers.(September 20, 2012 at 5:47 pm)Tiberius Wrote: Personal hatred does not give you the right to try and take away the livelihoods of anyone.The livelihood of the Waltons would indeed be completely and unfairly eradicated if their incomes are reduced by just a few billion here and there.
If you really want to make the rich contribute more to society, campaign for tax reform which closes all the loopholes that they use to hide their money. There are rich cunts out there, but there are also rich saints. We shouldn't punish the "good guys" who give their money to charitable causes out of their own pocket, without having to have it forcibly taken by the government in taxes (and yes, they pay that too).