NYC Mayor proposes higher Tax on wealthy to fix Subways

[emilynghiem]

De Blasio Proposes Tax on Wealthy to Fix New York City’s Crumbling Subways

(A) Question: Why penalize people for being wealthier if they haven't committed any crime?

the concept of govt and law is only to "deprive people of liberty or propertly/income" if someone is CONVICTED of a crime where the law CALLS for such a penalty.

How can people decide to penalize people "just for their income."

If it's unjust to discriminate against people "just for being poor" by CLASS
isn't it just as unjust to target people UNEQUALLY for "NOT being poor"
???

(B) why don't liberals consider the cost of crime and incarceration and CHARGE THAT back to wrongdoers who incur THAT cost to taxpayers?

That would make more sense, since those are the ACTUAL people convicted of crimes that cost taxpayers money.

Why can't taxpayers demand to be reimbursed for costs of
* vandalism
* robberies, rapes or other crimes committed in subway/mass transit
areas
* and CHARGE THAT BACK to wrongdoers to pay for costs
of cleaning and maintenance?

Wouldn't that either
1. make wrongdoers pay the costs instead of punishing law abiding working taxpayers
2. deter and/or possibly REDUCE the incidence of crime if
all citizens have to sign agreement to pay certain costs if convicted.

Wouldn't that make more sense and be a lot more fair?

 

[Billy_Kinetta]

Driving the rest of the tax base out of the city.

 

[emilynghiem]

Driving the rest of the tax base out of the city.

Is that what's been happening in CA also?

 

[Silent Warrior]

Driving the rest of the tax base out of the city.

Is that what's been happening in CA also?

Yep.

 

[LuckyDuck]

De Blasio Proposes Tax on Wealthy to Fix New York City’s Crumbling Subways

(A) Question: Why penalize people for being wealthier if they haven't committed any crime?

the concept of govt and law is only to "deprive people of liberty or propertly/income" if someone is CONVICTED of a crime where the law CALLS for such a penalty.

How can people decide to penalize people "just for their income."

If it's unjust to discriminate against people "just for being poor" by CLASS
isn't it just as unjust to target people UNEQUALLY for "NOT being poor"
???

(B) why don't liberals consider the cost of crime and incarceration and CHARGE THAT back to wrongdoers who incur THAT cost to taxpayers?

That would make more sense, since those are the ACTUAL people convicted of crimes that cost taxpayers money.

Why can't taxpayers demand to be reimbursed for costs of
* vandalism
* robberies, rapes or other crimes committed in subway/mass transit
areas
* and CHARGE THAT BACK to wrongdoers to pay for costs
of cleaning and maintenance?

Wouldn't that either
1. make wrongdoers pay the costs instead of punishing law abiding working taxpayers
2. deter and/or possibly REDUCE the incidence of crime if
all citizens have to sign agreement to pay certain costs if convicted.

Wouldn't that make more sense and be a lot more fair?

I recommend that the rich in New York, move out and take their businesses with them, thus forcing the mayor to dip into his own pockets.

 

[tigerred59]

Great idea Mayor of NY......tax them mf's that almost ruined this country with their opulant greed!!

 

[tigerred59]

De Blasio Proposes Tax on Wealthy to Fix New York City’s Crumbling Subways

(A) Question: Why penalize people for being wealthier if they haven't committed any crime?

the concept of govt and law is only to "deprive people of liberty or propertly/income" if someone is CONVICTED of a crime where the law CALLS for such a penalty.

How can people decide to penalize people "just for their income."

If it's unjust to discriminate against people "just for being poor" by CLASS
isn't it just as unjust to target people UNEQUALLY for "NOT being poor"
???

(B) why don't liberals consider the cost of crime and incarceration and CHARGE THAT back to wrongdoers who incur THAT cost to taxpayers?

That would make more sense, since those are the ACTUAL people convicted of crimes that cost taxpayers money.

Why can't taxpayers demand to be reimbursed for costs of
* vandalism
* robberies, rapes or other crimes committed in subway/mass transit
areas
* and CHARGE THAT BACK to wrongdoers to pay for costs
of cleaning and maintenance?

Wouldn't that either
1. make wrongdoers pay the costs instead of punishing law abiding working taxpayers
2. deter and/or possibly REDUCE the incidence of crime if
all citizens have to sign agreement to pay certain costs if convicted.

Wouldn't that make more sense and be a lot more fair?

I recommend that the rich in New York, move out and take their businesses with them, thus forcing the mayor to dip into his own pockets.

Them mf's ain't going no where, why don't you move....out of the country and find a nice planet for you dumb ass