On 5/2/2018 3:55 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Wed, 2 May 2018 10:10:03 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
>
>> On 5/2/2018 9:33 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> The funny thing is, a lot of people who are comparatively well off
>>> are not averse to social programs, and a lot of people who use those
>>> social programs continually vote for politicians to vow to lower
>>> taxes.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>>>
>>
>> I don't think many are adverse to them, but are adverse to waste and the
>> easy ability for cheating. Helping a disabled person is OK, but there
>> is a percentage of able bodied people than manage to scam the system.
>>
>> I've seen people working for a temp agency, getting paid in case, while
>> collecting benefits. There has been some crackdown on that.
>>
>> I don't mind paying some gas tax to maintain the roads. I do mind when
>> the governor took some of that money to use for other items.
>
> Let's be fair. There's always the mid to low level executive who
> shows up for work on time each day. Smoozes a bit with the right
> people, slings his suit jacket on the back of his chair (indicating
> that he is somewhere in the building) and takes off for a day of golf.

No need to leave the jacket on the chair. Just have lots of off-site
meetings. They find ways to write off the business lunches. Wine
and dine a client then suggest a short round of golf.

The higher up muckety-mucks might organize executive "retreats"; long
weekends in a secluded yet idyllic place, ostensibly to discuss business
plans. In reality, a lot of good food and good times at a really
expensive resort. Maybe a little golf, tennis, swimming. Book a
massage for late afternoon before dinner. They write it off as a
business development expense. As long as someone takes a few notes at a
few "meetings" and produces a written agenda, it could be considered a
legitimate deduction.

> It isn't simply lower class people that have a cheating mind set. They
> learn well from those who wear better clothes and live in nicer
> housing.
> Everyone complains about the little guy who makes a few extra bucks
> off the system and at the same time tolerate the rich guys ripping us
> all off for millions and billions.
> Janet US
>
I certainly don't complain about the little guy making a few extra
bucks. But I figure there isn't much I can do about rich guys ripping
us off.

Jill