govt's gift to us

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Originally Posted by hurricanefrank

I disagree. That's what government does. In fact using gov't power to redistribute wealth has long been a staple of progressive thought in this country.

The GOV'T doesn't try to make new people wealthy. Gov't uses tax money to help the society as a whole. If it was a more tribal situation, then people would naturally do this. A country like this is made up of people that feel no connection to other members of society(part of this is due to a lack of respect for U.S. Citizenship rights.) That's why people in this country resent taxes so much, and try to avoid paying their share. They give away U.S. Citizenship like it's nothing, and then wonder why people don't want to pay tax to help people that they feel shouldn't even be here. In a more tribal situation, people feel the need to help those that have common blood/language etc. They don't see it as redistribution of wealth, because these people are "their people." They are one, and we can't relate to that well(at all.) That's why most Americans see taxes as a waste(or redistribution) instead of an important commitment to their country(or their people.)