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Facebook Retroactively Makes More User Data Public
mjn writes "In yet another backtrack from their privacy policy, Facebook has decided to retroactively move more information into the public, indexable part of profiles. The new profile parts made public are: a list of things users have become 'fans' of (now renamed to 'likes'), their education and work histories, and what they list under 'interests.' Apparently there is neither any opt-out nor even notice to users, despite the fact that some of this information was entered by users at a time when Facebook's privacy policy explicitly promised that it wouldn't be part of the public profile."
eliminate income tax for everyone below $100,000
Good luck with THAT.
Realize that the forces that have the greater portion of control of the government are the very rich.
In order for the rich to stay rich, the poor must stay poor. The imbalance of wealth is what gives wealth its motivational power.
How do you motivate a farmer to grow food for you? By paying him. But if he is already nearly as wealthy as you, then the money you would give will lack that motivational power, and you would have to grow your own food yourself (which, obviously, is utterly unacceptable).
So the government takes half the money away from anyone trying to climb out of middle class, ostensibly to fund the military and infrastructure, but with the beneficial side-effect of ensuring that there are enough workers to keep things moving.
If we did eliminate that income tax as you suggest, I predict the first impact would be lower wages. People would be willing to work less since they get to keep more of it. After an adjustment period, most people would be right back where they were in terms of net income.
There would also be faster inflation.
Longer-term I would predict a very stagnant stock market (or perhaps another adjustment like the one we just saw). Once too many members of the upper-middle class think they can retire, and start cashing in, the values will drop and force many of them back into the working world, as always happens when our economy gets too stock-wealthy.
It is a noble idea you have, but the net effect wouldn't be what you are aiming for. The notion that every American can work hard to better his lot (and that of his children) is only true if a small handful actually do it. When the poor class as a while starts reaching up, adjustments are made to keep them down.
Yeah thats right that bitch should have made the rapist put on a condom if she didn't want to have a kid