How can it be ethical for Obama to 'raise taxes' on 'the rich'?

Obama is a sock puppet for mega wealthy George Soros, who made his billions and wants to slam the door shut for everybody else by destroying our economy...he wants small businesses out of business...he wants you to turn to government for a meager pittance to survive...it is the elitists vs. the peasant idealogy...Obama doesn't want this country to succeed...hence why ALL of his policies are designed to destroy it.

Ethical isn't really the word you're looking for. You're talking in the most basic sense about right and wrong. I personally believe that if you're earning $250,000 you're doing just fine, small business owner or not. The tax bracket should go higher. I also believe that if you're making $250 million you should be taxed at a higher rate than the guy making $250,000. But if I can either have the $250,000 or nothing getting more taxes...guess which one I vote for?

Sorry, but no amount of crying on a rich person's part is going to convince me that someone who isn't filthy rich still isn't rich. My personal belief is as a society we are obligated to take care of those who can't take care of themselves. As is, we can't do that. My hometown is shutting down a home for the mentally handicapped because of budget cuts. That's wrong and if Bob the small business owner is making more than me, my girlfriend, my niece and my best friend COMBINED and somehow we all manage to survive he can find a way too. Even at a higher tax bracket. It's not like Obama is talking about taxing them into poverty. We're talking roughly 3%. That's nothing.

In order for any revenue plan to be valid it must be able to tax a viable source of revenue. The rich are the only ones with a viable source of revenue, thats why they are rich. If you tax the rich their consumption will change very little. They will still by the Rolexs, the new boats etc, but if you go after the Middle Class then it will have a very significant effect on consumption which will turn around and reduce employment which starts that downward spiral again.

Check what is now defined as a small Business owner. Those making over 1/4 million a year usually have no shop and no employees and invest money for a business.

You, like so many other Americans, really don't know what you're talking about! If you changed your TV from Faux News (Fox) to a channel with a more middle of the road perspective, you wouldn't be as ignorant as you seem to be about what's REALLY going on in this county!

he's not raising taxes, lady, he's allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire. Something the idiots on the right are selling as a "raise in taxes" to all of it's gullible (and ignorant) FOLLOWERS!

Just like some people on Answers vote for themselves 4 times a question (when necessary) the GOP is full of liars, cheaters, racist scumbags, closet homosexuals and hate-filled White folks who see the world as something to profit from, period!

Your question shows a strong bias as well as an ignorance to the real world and you might want to wake up and smell the coffee before it's too late!!!!!!!!

"Raise taxes", what a joke!!!!!!!!

Obama is not going to 'raise taxes' on the rich. His plan is to let the Bush tax cuts expire, which will return to tax rate back to its original 39% range for those who earn more than $250,000. Or we could let the taxes return to the 50% they were under Reagan, would that sound better?

Speaking for the middle class...I just don't have anymore to give. The rich "HAVE TO PAY!" We gave them tax breaks to create jobs and they haven't done it. It is time for their taxes to go back up..

But most small businesses DON'T make more than $250,000 per year. Hell, I only know of ONE in my area that even comes close to $100,000.

http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements...

So now what?

Isn't it a trick question? How could you bring the Obama administration into a discussion about ethics?

Obama cannot raise taxes on anyone - that must be done by Congress - so the question is moot.

Because Envy knows no bonds.

They will keep redefining rich until everyone is equally poor.

Liberal - Person willing to sell someone else's liberity to just to have

a little security more than they can provide for themself. They

confuse Freedom with Freedom of Responsibility.