Here is the thing. Which filthy rich lawyer would you trust to be benevolent enough to take the country's economy and altruisticaly destribute the money so everyone has a high quality life? I know that there are scoundrel business men as well, but at least you can use your resources to compete and try to become wealthy as well. Once the Government has all of the wealth and is in charge of distributing it "fairly", you will see just how unfair they can be.

As far as the 47% that pay no taxes, let me say this. My father earned $27,500 a year. He had a wife, 3 sons, a house, a car, we wnet on vacations. We lived at poverty level, but never wanted for anything. My father knew how to budget and knew what his responsibilities were for his family.

My two brothers and I all have engineering degrees, all of us have Master's degrees, and one brother has an additional Master's and a PHD in computer science. We are all top in our professions. We never borrowed or recieved one dime from the government. And my father could not afford to send us to college. My brother's and I worked our butts off and paid our own way. And now somebody is determining we have too much and MUST take some of it away to give to somebody else.

I am very charitable with my money. I sponsor children in poverty stricken areas of the world. I donate a lot anonymously.

But that is not enough is it? From each according to his means to each according to his needs. Sounds familiar.