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There already are serious inheritance taxes that are much higher than any income tax, so the high income tax could be more focused on the less hard working people.

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For welfare queens I think it’s wrong for people who use welfare but don’t need it. If people are using welfare that don’t need  it people who really need it are getting less of the benefits.

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The most complicated part with foreign policy is when does America intervene? Where does the US draw the line in when to enter a country and offer our help and where do we say 'they can handle it themselves'. I know from my own family history that in the Bosnian Genocide in the 1990s the US didn't intervene until many people were dead and the people harbor feelings against the US because of that, but many US citizens don't want to deploy troops with good reason.

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We're the peacekeeper because we're the world superpower. A lot of the world's culture is centred around the US. We are undoubtedly the most powerful country on earth, so the duty falls on us to protect the countries that aren't able to protect themselves.

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I think that the U.S. should focus more on internal problems rather than international ones. I don't think that we should ignore other countries, but I do think that we should focus our resources more on ourselves. I also think that the U.S. almost like the 'parent' of the rest of the countries; no matter what we do, they don't want to listen.

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It's a 'damned if we do and damned if we don't' situation with foreign policy. Most countries see us as a world power and a peacekeeper as Maddi is saying.

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I agree with Maddi that although, there is work in America to do we must defend other countries for the basic idea of humanity. America has a much better society than some countries out there in the world and we need to use this influence to a benefit and not just stay in a bubble, not ever interfering with trouble.

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I agree with Callie about Hillary's plan about a 5 year program to get people who need help getting on their feet to have that option

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I agree with what Callie was saying about having a 5 year program or something like that to where people who need assistance to get back on their feet have that option but are helped and encouraged to better themselves.

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I think that the capital gains tax should be the same as the income tax. I also think that there should either be a graduated tax or a flat tax (personally, I like the idea of a flat tax better than a graduated tax). I don't know much about taxes but from what I do know, I think that this would be a good plan. I also think that the loopholes in the tax code should be eliminated and that the tax code should be simplified.

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I can see both sides on the debate of taxing the rich more. When there are some people making in the say $50 an hour, it's not fair to tax them the same amount as someone who's making minimum wage. I would be pretty upset if I was paying the same amount out of my payroll as someone who has millions of dollars in their bank account. I think it's not necessarily right to "penalize" rich people for being wealthy, but I think they should have to pay more based off of their hourly wages.

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I can see why the rich should pay more for taxes since they have a high income meaning they have more to contribute. But should that necessarily be the case since they did work for their money. Its almost like a penalty for working harder. This is a difficult question to answer

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I think it's hard to judge which form of economic ideology would be better without testing it out. Especially because the modern world is a lot different than when supply side and keynesian side were used. And if they don't work well but the ideology is applied to the entire country, we could face major financial deficit as a country, and it's not really worth risking to see if it'll work?

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Supply Side is dependent on people and business being responsible for the economy health of our nation, while Keynesian ensures the government is responsible for this. The government always has the american people's interest, while big businesses are more out for themselves. Because of this, Keynesian seems to work better for the overall health of the economy. Supply Side Economics was actually one of the major economic ideals of Reagan, and it did not work to the extent he wanted.

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I agree with what Mindy and Kathy were both saying about taxing the wealthier. It is true that the wealthy do often give back to the world and their communities, so it may not be worth raising taxes. There are many factors to consider.

I totally agree with what this group is saying regarding foreign policy and whether the U.S. should get involved in affairs or not. Yes, we aren't a perfect country but there are other places in need of much more. If we do not intervene versus if we do try to get involved there are still good reasons and bad.

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I agree with what is being said about the richer being taxed more as being being a bit unjust.

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Yes
I also agree with Mindy when people get things for free they tend to abuse the system.
I agree with Bo that the US could be spending their military money more effectively.

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I agree with Maddi. I think that looks can be very deceiving and even though people put on one kind of appearance they may truly be struggling. This is why issues like welfare and homelessness are such touchy issues, because there are people who really need help and maybe a little boost to get back on their feet. However people do take advantage of the system and it wouldn't hurt to have some kind of system implement more of a solid way to go about dealing with these kinds of situations.

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Even though the U.S. spends a lot of money on healthcare, more gets done unlike in other countries that don't fund their healthcare systems as much. I agree with Mindy on this one because it may take longer for people to be able to see their doctor in countries other than the U.S.

I don't think that the rich should be taxed more because like most people were discussing, they worked their way up to the top to earn all of their money.  I feel as if they are donating their money in good ways back to their community, they shouldn't be taxed as much as they are now.

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I think that's what tough about today's society because as previously stated looks can be very deceiving. I compare it to when I'm driving and I'm stopped at a light and off to the side there's a homeless person with a sign asking for money, yet he could have really nice shoes or these little things that trigger that they're really not homeless but try to perceive the look that they are to try and collect as much money possible. And they can do this buy having their kid with them or maybe their dog, just anything that can get sympathy from people and therefore giving their money back.

There's also the side Maddie had said where that person really could be struggling and maybe somebody either a stranger or relative gave that person something nice as a gift and that's one of the only nice things they own

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Yes, I think that we should be taxed based on what we make, if they make more than the lower class, they should pay more. We need to make it more fair to those who can't afford it as easily.

I think a flat tax is a great idea because then we would be paying off of what we make. That way people who make more, will be paying more, but only because 15% of 1 million is a lot more than 15% of 20,000, it's a lot more fair to everyone if we pay off of what we make.

I agree with Maddi, we are so quick to judge people based on what they look like from the outside but we have no idea what they're going through at home.

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It's hard to judge someone by their looks and what they wear, but actions shows a lot. Especially when you go to the store and use your food stamps, but someone manage to buy a lot of alcohol with your own money.

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I think it's fair to say that most first world countries have better healthcare and such. Apparently Australia has a running joke about vacationing in America and to "not trip" because it will cost you a fortune. It seems like a lot of places, especially Australia have better ways of dealing with injuries in general.

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We're the peacekeeper because we're the world superpower. A lot of the world's culture is centred around the US. We are undoubtedly the most powerful country on earth, so the duty falls on us to protect the countries that aren't able to protect themselves.

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I agree with Maddi, because we can't just make a judgement based on looks. We don't know everyone's story, and making a judgement because they have a nicer car isn't even logical. Like she said, they might have borrowed it because they don't have a car. At the same time, there are people who take advantage of welfare when they don't need it. They use and abuse it. Can that be prevented?

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In the book, it talks about how the US pays a lot to healthcare but is not the healthiest country. There are other countries that have better healthcare systems but that is because they tax their citizens a lot more than America. In america, taxes is almost like a taboo thing to talk about so Americans want their taxes to be as low as possible when taxes can be used to benefit the citizens.

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I don't believe we should get involved  with other countries unless its critical , especially with war.

Why is America qualified as the peace keeper?

America is seen as a world power and I would rather have our country be the "police" than another.

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its hard to compare them due to the fact that there are no countries with better healthcare with the population the size of the USA

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I agree with Kathy that the rich should try and focus on giving money back to communities within the United States to get tax reductions but still allow them to give back to other countries.

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Yes I think the wealthy should have to pay more taxes, or maybe have a system where they could have it donated to charity.

I agree with maddi

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I kind of agree with what everyone is saying. I can see why it would make sense for rich people to pay more because they have more money. But I can also see why they should not have to pay more than people with less, because of how hard they worked for their money.

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I agree with Callie and Hannah about the healthcare because in countries like France, healthcare is paid by the government.

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I like what Callie and Hannah have been saying about healthcare in other countries; there's a pretty good balance in the United States, and in other countries, there are plenty of waiting lists and obstacles. Also, what Mrs. Ammons said is true too; medical tourism is actually a popular solution to challenging healthcare systems.

I feel like Keynesian and Supply-side both have pros and cons, like what Kathy is saying. I think Keynesian historically has worked; with the New Deal, FDR took a bit of a Keynesian-esque approach by funding programs to get the US out of depression. I also like what Kathy is saying about putting money in the pockets of the big guy; are they going to give back to the lower classes? Are they going to be more like humanitarians?

I think the raising the tax on the wealthy question is really interesting, and the arguments everyone has been making are really interesting. I like what Mrs. Ammons said about the progressive tax rates. In the Crash Course, what's-his-face (wait is it Craig, right?) was explaining that the tax brackets increase only for certain amounts of income, so I think it would be curious to increase the taxes on the wealthy. Savannah is also right; the "bad" people are going to try to get of the new higher taxes anyways.

I agree with Sarah, Amanda, and Andrew on the military spending idea. In debate, one of the sides we could choose on the topic of increasing spending was to just leave the spending at the same amounts we're already spending.

I really agree with what Alex V. said about helping the homelessness issue. Like a big 'amen' to what he said; I think we need to teach the homeless how to be more self-staining. It's the same idea as "give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime."