Let's say we all go to the movies. And they say, Eric, your ticket costs $7.50. Jeff, since you're not married but you're working, your ticket costs $12. Matt, since you're only working part time, your ticket will be $3. Likely, Jeff would be mad that Matt gets in for a quarter of his ticket price just because Jeff has a better job. And that's why uneven taxation with completely uneven distribution ticks people off. August 8, 2006
What Upsets Us
Let's say we all go to the movies. And they say, Eric, your ticket costs $7.50. Jeff, since you're not married but you're working, your ticket costs $12. Matt, since you're only working part time, your ticket will be $3. Likely, Jeff would be mad that Matt gets in for a quarter of his ticket price just because Jeff has a better job. And that's why uneven taxation with completely uneven distribution ticks people off. August 8, 2006
There are Two Kinds of People
I think all of us are pretty similar-minded when it comes to what we want the end-result to be. We all want peace. We all want to end poverty. Where we differ is when we get down to deciding the best means to these results. For example, in this case, all of us want to encourage people to vote, correct. So, here is what the OTHER kind of people decided to do. Arizona decided to turn the primary into a Powerball.