{"id":1197,"date":"2011-10-12T13:12:08","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T18:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/?p=1197"},"modified":"2011-10-18T14:14:15","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T19:14:15","slug":"ending-the-discussion-of-fair-share","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/2011\/10\/12\/ending-the-discussion-of-fair-share\/","title":{"rendered":"Ending the Discussion of “Fair Share”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s talk about \u201cfair share.\u201d \u00a0 President Obama certainly wants to. \u00a0 He\u2019s \u201call in\u201d on the notion that \u201cthe rich\u201d don\u2019t pay their \u201cfair share\u201d of taxes in this country. \u00a0Indeed, he\u2019s wagering his re-election<\/a> on the bet that a majority of voters will agree with him. \u00a0When the tyranny of the majority succeeds, Obama will win, too.<\/p>\n

As parents, one of our most important tasks is to know when to say \u201cno\u201d to our children. \u00a0We all recognize a \u201cbrat\u201d when we see one \u2014 a child who\u2019s never been told \u201cno\u201d, and whines and complains until he or she gets his or her way. \u00a0\u201dShame on his parents!\u201d, or perhaps that\u2019s not politically correct to say anymore. \u00a0But bratty children grow up to be bratty voters, too.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately our political system often rewards the political equivalent of the irresponsible parent. \u00a0 Using Other People\u2019s Money, irresponsible\u00a0politicians promise the world, and the bratty voters like it. \u00a0Once elected, these politicians do their best to deliver the goods. \u00a0 It\u2019s alright, they say, because of their interpretation of the General Welfare and Commerce clauses of the Constitution. \u00a0Others beg to differ\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Sadly, under such a system, no amount of revenue to the government is ever enough, because human wants are themselves unlimited. \u00a0Therefore, those with a lot of assets, with \u201ca lot\u201d being defined by the politics of envy<\/a>, become natural targets for the boundless benevolence of these irresponsible people \u2013 voters and politicians alike.<\/p>\n

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\"NEW<\/a>At least one prominent media figure is finally on to the correct way to put a lid on this ruinous line of \u201cfair share\u201d reasoning. \u00a0Most recently, it was Stuart Varney.<\/p>\n

On his\u00a0September 20th show<\/a>, Mr. Varney put a simple question to a Democratic strategist, Mary Anne Marsh, in the context of discussing Obama\u2019s plan to raise taxes on the wealthy. \u00a0 To paraphrase:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is the maximum percentage of income that someone should pay in taxes?\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It\u2019s an arresting question, for several reasons.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s talk about \u201cfair share.\u201d \u00a0 President Obama certainly wants to. \u00a0 He\u2019s \u201call in\u201d on the notion that \u201cthe rich\u201d don\u2019t pay their \u201cfair share\u201d of taxes in this country. \u00a0Indeed, he\u2019s wagering his re-election on the bet that a majority of voters will agree with him. \u00a0When the tyranny of the majority succeeds, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1197"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1199,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1197\/revisions\/1199"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/civilsocietytrust.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}