EDITOR:

When do you have enough money? Everyone, based on their situation will have a different answer, but in judging those with more money than they, the question becomes “don’t those people have enough money?” This is always followed by statements indicating they should be expected to donate through taxation for the good of society. “Don’t tax me… tax them.” Or, if a rebate of tax money occurs, those with more money than you should not receive anything. The logic, if it exists, is complicated.

Social and psychological studies have demonstrated conclusively that once a person has a certain amount of money, gaining more no longer acts as a motivator. They are then motivated by gaining friendships, status, higher position or self-satisfaction. So, when does your motivation change from obtaining money to some higher factor?

Most of us, I suspect, can’t get past money as a prime motivator. An old article I read put it in perspective: if, at the end of the month, all your bills are paid and you have some money left for savings or recreation, you have reached that point. Let’s say you want to get to that point, but are short of cash. Your employer offers you double time to work weekends – you say, OK , I’ll work a few for the extra cash. He then says, if you work all weekends for the next six months with no break, I’ll give you triple time? At some point free time is more valuable than the money. Which motivates you … more money with no time to spend it, or enough money to feel comfortable and have free time.

Here are a few names you should recognize; Herb Chambers, Marta Hall, Laurie Tisch, Myra Black, Gordon Getty and George Soros. All Democrat billionaire donors to Biden. Have you ever heard of any news outlet suggesting they don’t pay their fair share? How about Elon Musk – a billionaire house-hold name, Republican, and accused of wanting more money. Huh?? He is more motivated in saving astronauts stranded by Biden and providing Starlink for war-torn civilians than buying a new Tesla with a tax refund.

I suggest to you that none… None! I say are motivated by acquiring more money. So when I hear AOC, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Shumer suggesting that “tax breaks” for the billionaires above might have some effect on their political bearing simply makes me laugh. It’s just the liberals playing class warfare games with us (games with rules that are made up by them as they go along).

So when it comes to tax breaks for the wealthy (giggle, giggle) its meaningless – they are not motivated by these. Those of us – the vast majority of the country are never told that extension of the Trump tax breaks actually affects us in a positive manner. Schumer, et.al. completely ignore the benefit to you of having more money in your pocket because it takes your money from the government’s pocket.

Michael A. Glass

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