Comments on: Liberals Redefined “Rich”: We Need to Take the Language Back http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=2015 Defending the Moral Superiority of Rugged Individualism Against Collectivists of All Stripes Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Scott Miller http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=2015&cpage=1#comment-7851 Scott Miller Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:54:51 +0000 http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=2015#comment-7851 Patrick, Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I agree with your furtherance of the point. Regional cost of living differences make a huge impact on true purchasing power, and the pols seem clueless to the point. This is why most conservatives support either a flat income tax, or the fair tax as the solution to the Marxist heritage of the "progressive" income tax. Scott Patrick,

Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I agree with your furtherance of the point. Regional cost of living differences make a huge impact on true purchasing power, and the pols seem clueless to the point. This is why most conservatives support either a flat income tax, or the fair tax as the solution to the Marxist heritage of the “progressive” income tax.

Scott

]]> By: Patrick Edmonds http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=2015&cpage=1#comment-7836 Patrick Edmonds Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:51:19 +0000 http://theconservativepost.com/WordPress/?p=2015#comment-7836 Connotation vs. Denotation has been the rhetoric of the liberal party for decades. Now, to be fair it should be noted that language has the ability to manipulate itself very easily within a small culture as you point out very astutely in your final paragraph. Context and perception is everything in society today. And since the US has unquestionably the most diversity across all parameters, such as, race, sex, ethnicity, and socio-economy, this context becomes far larger and far more important. In addition to the diversity of our nation, there is also a geographical factor to consider when addressing the issue of being considered "rich". While a single person living in a small southern town, miles away from any major metropolis making $250 thousand a year is rich, that same income in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, etc. is comparatively smaller. However, the government tax structure doesn't effectively differentiate this, which is why we see so many small businesses struggling in major cities throughout the country. Either way, I agree that words must again regain meaning and purpose and not be thrown around so wantonly by politicians of all people. Patrick Edmonds http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/ Connotation vs. Denotation has been the rhetoric of the liberal party for decades. Now, to be fair it should be noted that language has the ability to manipulate itself very easily within a small culture as you point out very astutely in your final paragraph. Context and perception is everything in society today. And since the US has unquestionably the most diversity across all parameters, such as, race, sex, ethnicity, and socio-economy, this context becomes far larger and far more important.

In addition to the diversity of our nation, there is also a geographical factor to consider when addressing the issue of being considered “rich”. While a single person living in a small southern town, miles away from any major metropolis making $250 thousand a year is rich, that same income in New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, etc. is comparatively smaller. However, the government tax structure doesn’t effectively differentiate this, which is why we see so many small businesses struggling in major cities throughout the country.

Either way, I agree that words must again regain meaning and purpose and not be thrown around so wantonly by politicians of all people.

Patrick Edmonds
http://www.thelunchbreakblog.com/

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