Do you think leftists realize that people have to actually pay taxes for the socialist programs they desire?

[az grande]

What the hell are you talking about. 95% of Americans got a tax break signed into law today. You should move to a 3rd world country and stop taking advantage of the country my money helped to build.

[proudfan754]

I think many of them don't understand it.

[lowwinter264]

Do rightists realize that social programs benefit all members of society? Oh right. They probably do, they don't want the best for society they want to keep their riches.

[bailie28]

no they dont they hear free and they believe its free

[Monkey Pig]

The problem with socialism is, you eventually run out of other peoples money--Thatcher
YEA, how can I as an Evil Capitalist Pig create jobs and put people to work if you tax me to death. If Obama raises my business taxes, I cant give you Libs a raise, or hire more people. I will have to lay you off. You Libs voted yourselves right out of a job!
Dont forget whos been in charge the past 2 years!! Pelosi and Reid.

[Stan Darsh]

No, I truly do not think they understand that. I think they view the government as an omnipotent entity with a never ending supply of money (or at least a never ending supply of rich people to tax to death), and is there for the sole purpose of social/behavioral engineering and caring for us from cradle to grave.

Jeremiah is the perfect example. If he thinks we have unbridled capitalism, he sure is misinformed. We don't have anything near a laissez faire free market. Not even remotely close. We have so much government regulation and intervention in the market it's unreal, not to mention a centralized banking industry. We couldn't be farther from unbridled capitalism. But the spin doctors in the media convince sheep like him that it's all capitalism and deregulation that is to blame for this economic crisis when the exact opposite is true; too much government interference and a banking system that sets us up for this cyclical crap.