A few months ago I was sitting in the bar down the street, and I was having a rather maddening conversation with a soldier who had just returned from Iraq. At first, I was honored to shake his hand. By the end of the conversation, I wanted to cut my own hand off, so I could disavow ever touching him.

As it turns out, he was a “Bush-hater”. I could rattle on and on about the most of the insipid things that spilled from his mouth, but I think I’ll just focus on one thing for now:

“We’d all be a lot better off financially if the Democrats were in charge.”

I almost spit beer across the bar.

For whatever reason, people seem to think that the Democrats are in touch with America’s underprivileged. Like they’re just “Average Joes” like you and me. I don’t know what gives this concept legs, but it has perpetuated itself for decades.

Listen, not only is it a myth, it’s an out-and-out lie. Democrats are about as high-brow as you can get. People who don’t realize this just aren’t paying attention. Ever notice how much support they get from Hollywood? Well, in case you haven’t noticed, Hollywood is just teeming with rich people.

I know that some of you are probably out there saying, “Oh, whatever. You’re just making an assertion. Why should we believe anything you say about this?”

All right, fine. You want some evidence, kids? Here we go. Read, and let your jaw fall slack:

“When America’s liberal elite were offered the chance to pay up to $500,000 each (about £260,000) to attend Bill Clinton’s 60th birthday extravaganza tonight - with the added promise of a private Rolling Stones concert - a packed house was expected.
Wife Hillary and daughter Chelsea sent out about 10,000 invitations to Hollywood tycoons, movie stars, captains of industry and Wall Street - with all proceeds to go to the former President’s charitable foundation.

Those who pledged the top price were promised the ‘Birthday Chair Package’, with the best seating for the concert as well as a chance to have photographs taken with Mr. Clinton during a round of golf and a three-day series of cocktail, brunch and dinner parties.

The minimum price, with inferior concert seats and no brunch, was set at $60,000 (£31,000). But with many rich Democrats sending their regrets, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that last Wednesday the Clintons drastically slashed prices to $12,500 (£6,500) for one reception and the concert, or $5,000 (£2,600) for just the Stones.

With the looming possibility of Bill and his long-suffering wife and daughter finding themselves amid a sea of empty chairs at the 2,900-seat Manhattan venue, tickets then went on sale to the public for as little as $1,710 (£900).”

Yep, that right. You can *pay* Slick Willie a half million dollars for the privilege of hanging out with him on his birthday. Gosh! What a bargain! I just happen to have that kind of scratch burning a hole in my back pocket.

Are you kidding me? It’s funny enough that that people are turning him down, not to mention that he honestly thinks the demographic he dupes (er, I mean “appeals to”) can afford the $1,710 for the low end ticket. Most blue collars have orthodontist bills and things of the like, to pay.

I’ve heard that for an extra hundred bucks, President Clinton will let you fellate him in the cloak room at the cocktail party, but that rumor is unsubstantiated.

Incidentally, the only reason he even bothered with an intern was because he lacked the flexibility to “service” himself. Debate me on it all you want, but anybody who wants to charge you $500,000 just so you can be in the same room with him has some delusions of grandeur, don’t you think?

Seriously, the Clintons need money about as much as I need a good pair of running shoes. I’ve got even more proof. I happen to have a copy of Hilliary Rodham Clinton’s financial disclosure form. I suppose this is one of the pitfalls of being a public servant. Embarrassing for her, terrific for me.

Anyhoo, let’s have a look:

(Show me the money!)

Now, if my math is right, and you include Hillary’s $160,000 Senate salary, the Clintons pulled in over $5.8 million in 2005, the lion’s share going to Bill, for all those brutally high speaking fees.

I wonder what the dollar-per-lie ratio is?

Anyway, The Clintons, supposed champions of the working class, aren’t poor. They both run their mouths, and make a ton of money. Oh, how tough it must be.

Alright, we’ve got that out of the way.

The next thing we have to take a look at is taxes. The Democrats would have you believe that conservatives are for the rich, so Republicans tax the life out of the poor. This is ridiculous. Now, stop panting for a second, and *think*.
You can’t tax people who don’t have any money!
Facts:
- 83.88% of all federal income taxes are paid by the top 25% of wage earners
- The top 50% of wage earners pay 96.54%
- The top 1% of wage earners pay more than one-third. (34.27%)

The basic thing that people fail to understand about our economy and why it is so successful is the fact that the money starts at the top, and works its way down. At times, this has been referred to as “Trickle Down Economics”.

The reason lower taxes work, especially in the upper income brackets, is because the people who reside in those brackets are the captains of industry. They are the job providers. Lower taxes provides them with more disposable income.

When people have more disposable income, they spend it, plain and simple. One of the first things, a business is likely to do with that disposable income is to reinvest in itself and expand. This will create more jobs. More jobs equals more tax payers. It’s rather simple.

Now, when the money is spent, it is taxed as it is received by the next lower level in the chain, as well as enriching its recipient. This continues all the way down the chain until it reaches the low income portion of our society, and the begins to work its way back up. The more money that can be spent by those that the top, the better it is for all of us, because it means that there is more money in motion that can be shared.

Putting the Democrats in power and raising taxes will simply stifle growth and eventually lead to a recession. I agree that our tax code needs some work, but under the current plan, we have achieved the following:

- Raised more tax revenue than ever before in American history.
- Home ownership is at an all time high.
- The deficit has been cut in half…well ahead of the President’s initial projections.
- The Dow Jones is at an all time high.
- The unemployment rate is at its lowest in decades. Low enough to be considered “full employment”.

I realize that some of the loopholes that the upper class get can irk some people, but here’s the great thing about America:

You aren’t obligated to stay in your current income bracket. We have economic mobility here, and if you are willing to work hard enough, you can achieve anything you wish. The numbers and facts I have quoted here mean something. Don’t let your emotions get the best of you, and don’t believe it when the Democrats or the liberal media tries to tell you that the economy is in the tank. It isn’t. Money has always been more effective in the hands of the people than in the hands of government, and this economy proves it.

More than that, I know that there are some of you out there who seem to get some kind of pleasure from hearing about the possibility of a certain tax bracket getting it’s percentage raised. Why? Can you honestly tell me how that is going to make your life better?

Of course you can’t, because it won’t.

That argument has the trappings of class warfare, which is based on ignorance and petty jealousy.

And those are exactly the two factors that Democrats use to seduce you into voting for them. Even if you aren’t a “victim”, they’ll tell you anything they can in order to make you feel as though you *are* a victim and have been treated unfairly.

There is no such thing as fair.

Don’t fall for it, especially at the ballot box. Because if you do, you’ll find yourself struggling to make ends meet, while folks like the Clintons are having $500,000-per-plate parties.

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