Dave wrote:
Let's take it one step at a time. Those who are rich and lean politically the way you do are just generous people, while those who are not rich and lean different than you are just dumb. Interesting thought process behind that. Now, as to Gates and Buffett - you do know, I'm sure, that they have armies of experts minimizing both their corporate and personal tax liabilities. Buffett's entire company is organized in a fashion to minimize taxes while maximizing cash usage for aggressive asset purchases. Why does their generosity not preclude such aggressive tax avoidance tactics?
As to Fox, and studies that show their viewers to be the less informed than those who see or hear no news - common sense alone, unbiased, would lead one to seriously question the validity of such a study. Certainly you are aware that studies are conducted by people, like yourself, who have thier own biases and find data to support preconcieved notions.
I am a Fox viewer, as well as an ABC, NBC and CBS viewer. Clearly Fox is more likely to report things from a more conservative point of view than the other 3 networks, but as to fact reporting - I've found them to be easily the equal of those. There is no comporable Fox scandal to the Dan Rather fiasco, or the NBC 9/11 editing, or the selective use of photo's by ABC that I've seen.
When one suggests the answer to all economic problems is to vote Democratic, as you have, that hardly qualifies you as an unbiased observer.
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I said voting Democratic is the best response to the slow the widening gap between rich and poor, and it is. Every program that would slow that widening has been removed from the Republican platform. I did not say it was the answer to all our economic problems, but the Republicans have offered NO solutions to the problem of the widening wealth gap, only programs that would make it worse. If you think they have programs that would do that, I would love to hear about it. All I ever hear is cut the safety net, cut social security and make medicare a voucher (make people poorer) block the increases to the minimum wage and bust unions (keep people poorer) and cut taxes for the rich (make rich people richer) and do away with estate taxes (keep rich people rich). If there is something I have not heard of that that would change our Gini score, and compress wage inequality instead of widening, I would love to hear it.