You're close Lou, not on-point but close.
Being a person who knows how laws are written, including tax laws (I do admit not to have 100% knowledge, but a general idea, yes) it is like the turnip truck. Someone has a truck load of turnips can afford to let a few go when you simply cannot squeeze blood out of a turnip from someone who has none. Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, he boasts of e******y of a tax system. It's good reading.
It is not a consideration of choices one makes between a Dr. and someone like me once a civilian worked in an underground mine.
You are spot-on with the issue of community. I must define community as local, state, regional, country, global. Depends upon your point of view. Income ine******y? I think you may look upon things different upon knowledge of who is occupying our prisons. May not be a good example.
"Everything we say & do is a direct result of your own personal ethics."

I must agree with the person that says once CNN has lied to you, how can you ever believe them again?
"Everything we say & do is a direct result of your own personal ethics."
Do you latch-on to one statement or another because it is what you want to hear? That is exactly what F**e News is all about.
Lie to me once and it is extremely difficult if not impossible for me to ever trust you again, especially the so-called news media. Fabricate evidence (even polls) so people hear what they want to hear so the ratings go up. See, it's all about money.
If a certain so-called news media does quote something that turns out to be false, well that could happen to any of us, so they put just as much time into an apology and explanation of the situation involved with the false information (don't hide it in some later reports).
I spend time and effort into research to ensure what I quote is factual (not exactly that easy a self-imposed job). So-called news media should be expected to the same if-not a higher standard.

As an experienced combat vet, I can honestly say (with some experience) you have some mental troubles if you like war. I was in a "Police Action", in the thick of combat zone death. You don't want to be there.
I do question the stats mentioned above. Did Bush start the war? Yes. How many days was the Afghan war under Bush? Ooops. True the Afghan war existed the entire 8 years of Obama. As a brainwashed youngster in Nam, I am still furious discovering the Gulf of Tonkin incident was never an incident, never happened. The Gulf of Tonkin was decisive and powerful in getting the U.S. into a "Police Action" that made too many people rich with the death of over 50 thousand plus of U.S. lives.
War is never a good thing and I do appreciate the writer concentrating on what is important, U.S. lives, people dying while d********g people get rich. That is the point. Thanks for not spouting liberal this and that BS. Liberals were putting out all sorts of information against the Afghan war. The writer above and liberals do have that in-common.
"Everything we say & do is a direct result of your own personal ethics."

Just read, come to your own conclusion. I do dislike posts with such belittling comments.
I'm not a liberal, but those who look-down upon liberals as if a liberal is what is wrong with this country, I cannot be part of such thoughts.
H**e, violence, threats all these are a good sign of someone who needs a whole team of psychiatrists.
I was once young (and good looking) and could stand-up to any 3 or 4 who wanted a hassle. I was in the military right in the combat thick of things where most who do these posts were never. Shame really! All the death, blood and gruesome sights enter my mind daily. Do you REALLY want to live in such?
"Everything we say & do is a direct result of your own personal ethics."

"I wish I knew then what I know now." I'll bet we all have said such. We live and learn and hopefully we turn-out to be a better person for it.
Yes, little of what was said at D.C. was honest. These elected "followers" would not be there if lying to U.S. society was unacceptable conduct.
I was lucky enough to have an honest mentor help me understand D.C. If people actually knew how many are "Puppets" to money they would be shocked. I really disliked the D.C. I knew. Shame it hasn't changed much, in fact, has gotten worse.
I try to say as often as I can; "Everything we say & do is a direct result of our personal Ethics."

Yes, me too. I fall into the "old fart" who also looks for younger people telling us their point of view.
Age? I admit to 21, my kids give me a hard time about my age. I've seen so many women lie about their age & weight and I DEMAND EQUAL RIGHTS, so those are the only lies I tell.

"Everything we say & do is a direct result of our personal Ethics." What is acceptable conduct in our society is quite upsetting seeing the direction we are going. I refer to LIES being acceptable conduct. I for one do not go for the LIES. When someone lies to me I find it difficult if not impossible to ever believe them again. U.S. citizens who v**e for a liar are only saying he/she is a liar themselves. You only need 1 issue, 1 lie and such is unacceptable conduct.
These people that are v**ed for are NOT leaders, they are followers. To prove this, if you voice yourself that lying is unacceptable conduct and you cannot v**e for a liar, then the liars will stop lying. Just that simple!

What is "Loyal Opposition"? Speak-up in loyalty to our Country regardless if what you say is agreeable to others or not.
"Everything we say & do is a direct result of our personal Ethics."

I dislike bigotry at all levels.
Yes, I was once fighting in a Police Action, brainwashed in the belief I was fighting for Ethical reasons. I was like others in bigotry of those we now call black. One I didn't even like saved my life sacrificing his, dying in a gruesome manner. That point I changed. I did exactly what he told me to do, open my mind, be willing to give credibility to other points of view.
Every day the horrors of that Police Action goes through my mind. I learned so much. I was wrong about so much.
I dislike how little we have evolved in our mindset. "Everything we say & do is a direct result of our personal Ethics." What is acceptable conduct in our society I'm committed to changing. Sure could use some help in that area.

No, I cannot agree with much written. "Everything we say & do is a direct result of our personal Ethics."
I seem to be in the minority that when someone LIES to me, it is difficult if not impossible, for me to believe them again. I ensure what they say I don't even hear.
Trump did NOT win the popular v**e. Even his closest advisers can agree with that issue. Nobody outside of the most irresponsible believe T***p w*n the popular v**e.
I have read our Constitution many times, same with our Declaration of Independence, Federalist and Anti-Federalist papers, Minutes of our Constitutional Convention, and more that would be so redundant. The actual Constitutional Conventions were before my time. I do know the Founding Fathers were admittedly 100% Liberal. The mere thought of such a document as our Constitution was abundantly against what was popular global thought at the time. Ideals is what our Constitution contains. Ideals we should all pay attention to.
I do wish people would stop labeling others as Liberals, Conservatives, etc.; such is only meant as belittling and pushing someone else out of the country. The Declaration of Independence specifically identified multiple reasons to go to war against Britain. One of those reasons was blocking Immigration by the King of Britain at the time. When I see someone trying to put down others by labeling them with political rhetoric is someone who really needs to absorb some history of the U.S. My time in an elected position in D.C. for a few years proved we all need to hear the opposition voice. The opposition people actually do what they do not intend to do and that is protect you from making a mistake in a failure to recognize a different point of view.
We all have felt to tell other U.S. citizens to get on the other side of our border from time to time, but I soon come out of such negativity.
I despise a liar. Voicing a different point of view I try to listen to, but a direct lie I have no patience for any recognition. I believe that is the biggest problem with our country at this time, "Ethics". The first major issues of "Ethics" is what I'm referring to on this matter. No deceit!

Is there big money involved with C*****e C****e? YES, I don't believe anyone can dispute such. I got involved with a couple groups who believe all the "hype" on C*****e C****e is false. I'm also involved with a couple groups claiming C*****e C****e is real.
Please don't put the cost of addressing C*****e C****e before me, such would certainly cost more now since we did nothing when the price was cheaper. Yes, the Sun has a huge effect on our weather. When I put a verified fact before the Climate deniers (I mean a fact I personally verified as a relevant fact) I receive "brain-dead" belittling comments, to me means such is a fact the deniers simply refuse to recognize a fact as relevant.
I have an old friend who visits the Arctic annually and has showed me pictures of so much less ice than there use to be. I trust him to tell me the t***h. The deniers go back to the belittling comments.
One person told me he expects the trees to clean-up the air and refuses to even listen to a different view like the number of people are more now that yesteryear, the number of trees are less than they were yesteryear. More pollution and less cleaning the air.
How much are YOU (all of you) willing to pay to breath fresh & clean air? Without air, you die quite quickly. How much would you pay to prevent yourself from dying at a younger age?
Sorry if what I wrote upsets you. I'm one of those vets from yesteryear, Nam. The country didn't want to go to war so they called it a "Police Action", so someone prove to me where our govt. v**ed and approved the "Police Action" was a "War"? A LIE was created stating the "Gulf of Tonkin" where U.S. warships were fired upon, NEVER-HAPPENED. So the media supported the false word of the govt. and I was one of thousands believing in protecting our country seeing the best we had to offer "bleed-out" in that Godforsaken country. A book written by McNamara specifically admitted the LIE of our govt. about the "Gulf of Tonkin". People died protesting the "Police Action" many more died fighting the same "Police Action". Over 58 thousand died (and yes I've read names on the wall in D.C. of people I knew) and those who made money from our blood slept well at night. Treason? You had better believe it.
So I do NOT believe as credible anything our govt. says.
"Everything we say/do is a direct result of our own personal ethics." When a person supports a liar is a liar him/herself. That is what I believe! U.S. society needs "Ethics" not more interesting LIES.

Interesting information, thanks.
Honestly, I don't believe anything said by either side be it Russia or U.S.
I've taken "critical thinking" to the next level. Our Founding Fathers said we (all of us) should expect every word said by our government is a lie, to check-out everything. I must agree.
I just saw a retired Major General lie on-the-news and was caught in it. I really don't care what he said after and including that point he lied about. He lost his credibility and will take a long time before he can earn back his credibility.