Do you trust politicians to spread your wealth?

China
October 21, 2008 10:29pm CST
Face it,most Americans think the goverment is in a financial mess due to numerous reasons,and many are to blame,not just one particular group/ So do you trust that same goverment to manage MORE of your earned money? Oh and even if they did give it to the lower income people,(spreading the wealth) would you trust that this is where it would actually go most of the time?Personally , I wouldn't!
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@redkathy (3374)
• United States
22 Oct 08
I don't trust any of them. They have consistently screwed up every business they have gotten involved in. And what they need to be doing they are not doing! For example protecting us from greedy thieving CEOs or making international trade deals to our benefit and not our demise. They need to be fired just like anyone else who doesn't do their job would be.
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@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
22 Oct 08
Unfortunately I don't trust any politicians at all, I think they are all just out for themselves...and i think they are all powered by the all mighty dollar...I think at the moment we are all in a very dangerous spot as far as this world is at the moment, it is very scary.
@eaforeman6 (8979)
• United States
22 Oct 08
I do not trust them. I do not think it would be fair. I think it all sounds like socialism. Disarm us and inforce draft and pro abortion and tax plans that wont work. No thank you, those plans are bad for the people. We have lost enough rights already.
@piasabird (1737)
• United States
22 Oct 08
No thank you! No redistribution of wealth for me. People are mostly rich and successful because they were smart, they worked hard and they earned that money. I don't begrudge them for anything. If they want to donate to charity then let them do it voluntarily.
@N4life (851)
• United States
22 Oct 08
This is called taxes and looking at the tax structure, seeing it is not fair and changing it. The Right is freaked out because the rich may have to pay their fair percentage. It is not socialism if the middle class pays a higher percentage than corporations or the rich, but it is if the middle class benefit? OK, let's all pay no taxes, have no roads, no schools, that's a great idea. Anyway, more left leaning countries in Europe have populations that score much higher on overall quality of life. Warren Buffet pointed out that his secretary is taxed at a higher rate then he his, this system will fall apart if not checked.
@Zephier (73)
• United States
22 Oct 08
No i don't trust them. This nation was never meant to be socialist. The government shouldn't be given that money or otherwise this nation is back to what the first people were trying to escape in Europe; servitude. That's what the redistribution on wealth would do. It would have us relying too much on the government and practically serving them for our piece of the wealth.