Democrats, Republicans and tax policy

To the editor:

The current House Republicans are the most arrogant group of people. Knowing that the entire United States wants millionaires to pay their fair share in taxes, they recently are trying to pass a law that cuts taxes for millionaires even more ("Republicans pass tax cut," Friday Review-Journal). Fortunately, President Obama will veto it if it dares crosses his desk.

I shouldn't be surprised at the House Republicans. Here in Nevada we have two examples of the arrogance and power of two very different millionaires.

Steve Wynn's casino group donated $135 million to the University of Macau. When Mr. Wynn's top stockholder questioned the move, he was told to mind his own business. A lawsuit ensued. This is far from being over, but the arrogance of Mr. Wynn is evident.

Then we have Sheldon Adelson, who has given Newt Gingrich more than $10 million for his campaign in order to get who he wanted in the White House. Mr. Adelson is also currently trying to build his version of Las Vegas in Asia, another way to control and have power over others.

Michelle Bracey

Henderson

To the editor:

Shortly before he died earlier this year, Andrew Breitbart said, "It's not your mother's Democratic Party anymore." Indeed.

In 1961 newly elected President John F. Kennedy said, "Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country."

At that time 96 percent of income tax filers paid 100 percent of the income tax. Four percent of the filers paid nothing. Today, 49 percent of income tax filers pay nothing ... have no skin in the game ... couldn't care less.

President Kennedy cut income taxes across the board, noting that a rising tide lifts all ships. A period of prosperity ensued, interrupted only by Lyndon Johnson's prolific spending on his "war on poverty" - which he lost, by the way.

Today the Democratic Party has started another war on "the rich" - which equals a war on capital gains, which equals a war on business investment, which equals a war on the general prosperity of the United States. No rising tide.

A more seductive way of saying "tax the rich" is "from each according to his abilities, to each according to his needs" - a one phrase summation of the Communist Manifesto.

Throughout history these socialist schemes have resulted in tyranny and poverty.

And here we go again.

Robert Ritchey

Henderson