On Sun, 17 Jul 2011 10:42:58 -0500, Pete C. wrote:

> I'm very much in the center and I will
> certainly do everything I can to protect my constitutional rights,
> whether first, second or any other amendment. The attempts to falsely
> equate legal gun owners with crime are pathetic and disgusting.
>
> As for taxes, low taxes are indeed good for me and for the country as a
> whole. High taxes invariably lead to substantial corruption and waste.
> High taxes used to fund misguided socialism invariable lead to
> deincentivising the productive populace from working hard since their
> hard earned income will simply be stolen by the political elite, with
> some portion of it used to buy the votes of the poor and ignorant. This
> leads to the inevitable collapse of any socialist welfare state and the
> slip towards communism to force people info slavery to support the
> political elite.

sorry, anyone who talks about the u.s. funding 'misguided socialism' is
*not* 'firmly in the center.' and antone who thinks federal tax rates (now
at their lowest in fifty years)

<http://www.usatoday.com/money/perfi/taxes/2010-05-10-taxes_N.htm>

....is also a little too solicitous of the wealthy to be a centrist.

blake