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Bryan Pregon

NSA collects millions of e-mail address books globally - The Washington Post - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 16 Oct 13
     
    "The National Security Agency is harvesting hundreds of millions of contact lists from personal e-mail and instant messaging accounts around the world, many of them belonging to Americans, according to senior intelligence officials and top-secret documents provided by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden."
jenakaylee

War on drugs - 1 views

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  • Paul Gerjevic on 14 Oct 13
     
    to much money is spent on something the government will never be able to stop
Bryan Pregon

Oops: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 10 Oct 13
     
    "Oops: Azerbaijan released election results before voting had even started"
  • ladasia on 10 Oct 13
     
    That's really not cool. I would be pretty upset if that happened here in the U>S.... wait has it?
saffron springer

73 people were rescued from mexican house - 2 views

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  • anonymous on 02 Oct 13
     
    poor people, they have to go through alot just by migrating to another country. Its horrible that they take advantage of them
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  • amber1996 on 02 Oct 13
     
    Why would people even want to kidnap let alone to even kidnap that many people? it's wrong
  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Oct 13
     
    To answer Amber, I wasnt sure from the article but it could very well be human trafficking (slavery) Believe it or not there are more slaves throughout the world today than any time in human history. http://www.freetheslaves.net/page.aspx?pid=375
  • jasminemarie16 on 04 Oct 13
     
    This is crazy! People are wrong
  • Ryan Camden on 08 Oct 13
     
    reminds me of a movie
jasminemarie16

Miriam Carey was the girl in the car at the Capitol shooting. - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 04 Oct 13
     
    OK I want YOUR opinions on this issue... Was it appropriate for the capital city police shoot her once her car had crashed? She had no weapon, but were they acting to protect public safety? What is your view?
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  • Mikaela Bowen on 07 Oct 13
     
    In my opinion, they shouldn't of shot her. I'm almost sure that the reason they had chosen to take this action is because they feared that she was trying to attack the white house. It's likely that if the thought that she might be targeting the government wasn't an assumption that had been made, she wouldn't of been shot. That represents inequality in our society, because had it been anyone else that seemed like a target, this person wouldn't of lost her life. Her car was already crashed, and no weapons were in her possession. Knowing that, how could she of been a threat to the public in any way?
  • Rachel Cottone-Dungan on 07 Oct 13
     
    She tried to run her car into the white house. She knew what she was doing. She knew she would end up in jail or in trouble at least. If your going to do something stupid, and try to endanger several people's lives over something you can't control, then whatever happens, happens.
  • Sara Borgaila on 07 Oct 13
     
    I think she was using her vehicle as a weapon but I don't think that means that they needed to shoot her. I think she was crazy for having her kid in the car with her and they should have arrested her to then be able to question her for her actions now they'll never know.
  • Victoria Kirk on 07 Oct 13
     
    They shouldn't have shot her. They probably did it to avoid more paper work and hassle. Always looking for a reason to kill people who defy the government. Plus she wasn't the only one in the car. Talk about devastating.
  • tyler nielsen on 07 Oct 13
     
    It was okay that she was shoot. Because what if she had a bomb. And she was a threat to national security that is why she was shoot
  • sarah smith on 07 Oct 13
     
    I think they shouldn't have shot her.Especially since her one year old daughter was in the vehicle and probably witnessed the horror of her mom being shot and killed in front of her.
  • amber1996 on 07 Oct 13
     
    No it wasn't right to do that. Yes they were trying they could of shot somewhere else on her that wouldn't of killed her but just got her to stop what she was doing.
  • Sara Dunn on 08 Oct 13
     
    They should have shot her in the arm or leg just to stop her but to kill her in front of her kid is wrong. But she was also wrong for bringing her child with and putting her in a dangerous situation.
Bryan Pregon

Neb. high court nixes teen's request for abortion - Houston Chronicle - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 05 Oct 13
     
    "In a split decision released Friday, the Nebraska Supreme Court rejected a 16-year-old ward of the state's request to waive parental consent to get an abortion, saying the girl had not shown she is sufficiently mature and well-informed enough to decide on her own whether to have an abortion."
Kelsey Cheney

CNN Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com - 1 views

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  • Kelsey Cheney on 25 Sep 13
     
    Child caught on fire by E-cigarette
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  • spencer schmitz on 02 Oct 13
     
    That is crazy. How dose that even happen?
  • Paul Gerjevic on 02 Oct 13
     
    wow i feel bad for the kid
  • sarah smith on 02 Oct 13
     
    That is so sad and terrible
  • Ryan Camden on 02 Oct 13
     
    yeah forreal they shouldnt be selling those things if there faulty they need to get it right before they sell them to people
jasminemarie16

Child marriage - 3 views

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  • sarah smith on 16 Sep 13
     
    that's just crazy and wrong
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  • Jessi Gallagher on 20 Sep 13
     
    that's messed up and sick that a 40 year old would marry a 8 year old
  • Ryan Camden on 25 Sep 13
     
    This is total BS an 8 year old and a 40 year old man.? Forreal.? Yemen should be like blew off the map. No but forreal people shoudnt have kids
  • spencer schmitz on 26 Sep 13
     
    That is just crazy
  • Hannah Hennings on 26 Sep 13
     
    That gross, and wrong of the lady to do that!
  • Kaitlyn Murphy on 27 Sep 13
     
    Seriously nasty. Sometimes other cultures look so ridiculous.
  • Sara Borgaila on 02 Oct 13
     
    This is sick. Its a reason why Americans can't marry someone that much younger. It's just wrong in so many ways!
  • Rachel Cottone-Dungan on 02 Oct 13
     
    I get other cultures have different beliefs and we all do and believe things differently, but that's not okay. She's crazy young, her body will not be ready for that in years. Unacceptable.
  • Maddie christensen on 02 Oct 13
     
    Every child should live their childhood instead of worrying about who they are going to marry soon.
saffron springer

unarmed man gunned down by cop - 2 views

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  • ladasia on 24 Sep 13
     
    yeah, this story doesn't seem right through and through. What did the man do to provoke the shooting? Could the woman see he was hurt?
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  • sarah smith on 24 Sep 13
     
    This is not right first off 1 shoot was enough,and he was in need of help.He wasn't looking for any trouble
  • Hayli Erickson on 26 Sep 13
     
    This is absolutely outrageous! I believe that police officers are over armed and they need to be trained correctly. I don't feel bad for the police officer at all, he had no reason to shoot an innocent man. And to think, the football player was transferring from him school in Florida to a school In Charlotte so that he could be with his fiancee. It's just cruel and terrible what our society has come to.
  • Victoria Kirk on 26 Sep 13
     
    You can never trust anyone anymore. The government is suppose to help benefit and support the people, but they only care about themselves. The people who are suppose to protect us shoot us down in a time of need. We go against one another and fight over unnecessary things. We aren't the Worlds greatest country anymore.
  • jasminemarie16 on 02 Oct 13
     
    This is crazy. The officer had no reason to shoot that man. He was already hurt, couldn't they tell? Police officers need to know what's right and what's wrong because they obviously don't.
ladasia

1 dead, 3 injured in stabbing at Spring High School - 3 views

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news school violence students death

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  • ladasia on 04 Sep 13
     
    YESTERDAY; One student stabbed to death, two with minor injuries, one whose condition is unknown
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  • sarah smith on 20 Sep 13
     
    Cruel and wierd world we live in!
  • Rachel Cottone-Dungan on 24 Sep 13
     
    Some people these days are crazy. Resort to this crap when they get "mad." Ridiculous.
  • Victoria Kirk on 02 Oct 13
     
    This goes to show that banning guns or putting more restrictions on them does not stop people from killing one another and seriously injuring people. Weapons are just tools in the hands of killers.
Bryan Pregon

Government shutdown: What you need to know - CNN.com - 1 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 01 Oct 13
     
    "Here's a quick Q&A to get you caught up on what happened on Monday and what to expect going forward."
  • Mikaela Bowen on 02 Oct 13
     
    The way the U.S. is taking this really shows how much we rely on our government, and how much people take for granted in our every day lives. I'm surprised that there haven't been any major riots because of all the effects this could have if this shutdown continues.
Bryan Pregon

A government shutdown: What could it look like? - U.S. News - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 01 Oct 13
     
    "While the most essential government services will basically continue business as usual, the lack of funding for many others will be a minor headache for some Americans, and a serious concern for others."
Rachel Cottone-Dungan

House Republicans open two-front war on ObamaCare - 0 views

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  • Rachel Cottone-Dungan on 26 Sep 13
     
    House Republicans are poised to open a two-front war on ObamaCare, pushing for a vote this weekend on a bill that would delay the health care law in exchange for raising the debt ceiling -- a week after handing the Senate a separate bill that would defund the law.
Kayla Beck

Teen who killed baby sentenced to 90 days - 5 views

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  • Kayla Beck on 05 Mar 13
     
    Admitting he killed his child should not lesson his sentence, nor get him off the hook for anything. He should serve just as long of a punishment as someone would get for manslaughter.
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  • Madison Clark on 05 Mar 13
     
    I agree with Kayla. Admitting to the murder does not change the fact that the little girl is dead.. So what, if I get mad at my baby sister, throw her down the stairs, and she dies, as long as its my first murder and I admit to it I wont get in that much trouble? Ridiculous.
  • Alivia Bascue on 06 Mar 13
     
    This is quite possibly the stupidest thing I've ever read. Why did he get so little punishment for killing someone? No matter how old the victim is, or how unlikely the person is to commit this crime again, doesn't make the crime any less bad than it was. This man should have gotten much worse. The fact that he got away with this, with only a few punishments, sickens me.
  • Jesse Sayles on 08 Mar 13
     
    90 days isn't a long enough punishment for killing a baby, even if it was an accident.
  • Jamie Cash on 08 Mar 13
     
    He should be sentenced for longer or even for life. If I went out and killed someone they wouldn't let me free just because "I was scared to tell someone so I lied" and "It was an accident" Just because he admitted to murdering her that doesn't mean they should take away from the punishment.
  • madacyn on 08 Mar 13
     
    I agree with everyone. If you kill someone, no matter what your age is you should be punished for a lot longer than 90 days.
  • Carlos Villarreal on 08 Mar 13
     
    Admitting to his faults shouldn't of shortened his sentence. He had killed his kid, 90 days in prison is nothing to what he should have really gotten.
  • Tori Caddell on 08 Mar 13
     
    19 or not, he should have much more than 90 days. They are basically saying, that even if a 35 year old man killed his child, that its ok because the guy does not have a criminal background.... That is not how things should be.
  • sbecke2013 on 08 Mar 13
     
    I am in shock! He killed his daughter and got 90 days! I know people that did little crimes compared to that and got 15 years in prison! I cannot believe it. Who ever was the judge is literally crazy! They need to go back and put him on trial again, and sentence him for life!
  • shelby urich on 08 Mar 13
     
    He should be put in jail no matter what his criminal record is. He murdered someone and when he said he forcefully put her to bed then obviously he was intending to hurt her. That doesn't exactly sound like an accident.
  • trocha404 on 08 Mar 13
     
    this is so unreal how stupied it is 90 days really!!! i could go kill someone and get life right now it dosent matter how old u are if you kill someone u should get the full punishment the law will leet u get
  • Emmali Greenwalt on 14 Mar 13
     
    90 days is hardly a sentence, just because they think he isn't going to do it again doesn't mean he should get any less then an average person would get.
  • joshpowell on 14 Mar 13
     
    You kill a child you should be sent away for a long time. Do the crime do the time.
  • courtney wilson on 15 Mar 13
     
    who would kill a innocent child ,like really that messed up!!!
  • cbonar311 on 08 Apr 13
     
    WOW when and/or if someone were to kill an infant they should get more than 90 days. I completely disagree with this sentencing.
  • Jessi Gallagher on 13 Sep 13
     
    He should get longer than 90 days. Who kills a child
  • sarah smith on 16 Sep 13
     
    This is a cruel world ,why in the world do people have to kill others especially little ones?!
  • amber1996 on 16 Sep 13
     
    If your having problems put the baby in a safe place don't leave the house but just go to another room and cool down for a little bit.
  • ladasia on 17 Sep 13
     
    I understand but I don't. It was not on purpose, when we are angry our better judgement is clouded. I believe he could be forgiven and all, that's a really short sentence either way. Perhaps the family requested his sentence to be shorter to support the mother. ... I don't know. This
Bryan Pregon

Obama waives ban on arming terrorists to allow aid to Syrian opposition | WashingtonExa... - 0 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 17 Sep 13
     
    "President Obama waived a provision of federal law designed to prevent the supply of arms to terrorist groups to clear the way for the U.S. to provide military assistance to "vetted" opposition groups fighting Syrian dictator Bashar Assad."
Bryan Pregon

School bullying's chilling new front - CNN.com - 2 views

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  • Bryan Pregon on 06 Sep 13
     
    "(CNN) -- Can cruel words really kill? The answer, unfortunately, is yes. "
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  • ladasia on 06 Sep 13
     
    It really annoys me that school's say zero tolerance, but most teachers laugh at the nasty comments kids make, or totally ignore them altogether. it's revolting
  • sarah smith on 10 Sep 13
     
    why do people feel like they are better than everyone else because they aren't,it's said how people will committ suicide over cruel words.
  • jasminemarie16 on 13 Sep 13
     
    This kind of thing bothers me. Bullying isn't right, and when people hurt themselves because of it makes it worse. No one should ever have to feel like this. Bullies are horrible, they think it makes them look cool but in reality they look stupid and pathetic. What if someone bullied them ? They wouldn't like it , they would feel the same as the other person they bullied.
  • Mikaela Bowen on 16 Sep 13
     
    To be honest, I see that many people at our own school don't take much or any effort to put an end to bullying. Fights are often being encouraged instead of someone trying to stop it, and it's not hard to come across a post that is negatively directed at another student here. People need to start realizing the impact words and actions make, whether it's verbal or over a text.
  • Victoria Kirk on 16 Sep 13
     
    No one should ever feel like suicide is there way out. Though bullying is so wrong in many ways how will the bullies be charged? These kind of things are tricky to go about because of people exercising their "freedom to speak." Something has to be done soon before any more lives are taken.
Cara Ireland

5-year-old Kentucky boy fatally shoots 2-year-old sister - 3 views

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  • Cara Ireland on 02 May 13
     
    (CNN) -- A Kentucky mother stepped outside of her home just for a few minutes, but it was long enough for her 5-year-old son to accidentally shoot his 2-year-old sister with the .22-caliber rifle he got for his birthday, state officials said.
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  • Austin Parrott on 10 May 13
     
    Im stuck on why the 5 year old got a gun and was able to get to it easily
  • olinde on 10 May 13
     
    why would you even have guns in your house to where a little kid could be able to get a hold of the gun and shoot his little sister.
  • Victoria Kirk on 28 Aug 13
     
    The mother should be the one being punished for this accident.
  • Zach Standard on 29 Aug 13
     
    Who leaves a gun out in the direct access of children?
  • Sara Borgaila on 29 Aug 13
     
    I agree that this was an accident but the article also says the 5 year old boy was playing with it. 5 year old's are smart enough to know/ be taught not to play with guns. They obviously didn't know enough to keep a gun out of a 5 year old's reach.
  • spencer schmitz on 29 Aug 13
     
    why whould a gun be out any way let alone in reach of a child....
  • Sara Dunn on 29 Aug 13
     
    If you give a 5 year old child a gun for his birthday and leave it in reach for him to get a hold of it, it is the parents fault that this happened.
  • Hayli Erickson on 29 Aug 13
     
    Why would you give your 5-year old son a .22-caliber rifle for his birthday? That is asking for trouble. The mother should be blamed for the incident. You should never leave your kids unattended, not even for a minute, when they are that little. Let alone, never leave a child unattended when there is a gun in the house and it is loaded?!?!
  • Andrew Ryan on 29 Aug 13
     
    I've had guns since a young age and I always knew not use them on people no excuse
  • Ryan Edmondson on 29 Aug 13
     
    Why does a 5 year old have a rifle in the first? I do agree with Victoria, that the mother should be punished.
  • tristan wheeldon on 29 Aug 13
     
    what kind of person leaves a 5 year olds gun loaded
  • destany mass on 29 Aug 13
     
    I think think it was an accident, but the mother should be held responsible for being the one who gave the little boy a gun. I don't think young kids should be allowed to have any kinds of weapons at a young age. I mean I know they may be old enough to understand that it's bad, but how many 5 year old kids do you know that will actually listen and do stuff theyre not supposed to. I think it's fine to own a gun if you want to, but not for kids and they need to be under lock and key.
  • Maddie christensen on 29 Aug 13
     
    if the gun had child safety on it why was it easy for it to go off? and why was it easy for the child to reach?
  • Rachel Cottone-Dungan on 29 Aug 13
     
    Its the mother's fault, I've had guns around my whole life, I was taught how to use them, and that I shouldn't touch them unless my parents were there. They shouldn't have had the gun out in the open. Multiple Mistakes.
  • Mikaela Bowen on 30 Aug 13
     
    I agree with Rachel. Guns should never be out in the open, whether or not there are kids in the house.
  • jefferyduncan on 30 Aug 13
     
    i just think its crazy that a 5 year old would get a .22 cal for his birthday
  • Jessi Gallagher on 03 Sep 13
     
    Who gives their kid a loaded gun or has one around where they could get to it.
  • jasminemarie16 on 03 Sep 13
     
    This is crazy! Who would give a gun to a five year old for his birthday ! That is just bad parenting.
  • sarah smith on 10 Sep 13
     
    who in the world gives a five year old a .22 caliber for his birthday!?
  • Hannah Hennings on 16 Sep 13
     
    Who would give there child a gun for their 5th birthday? Thats not ok
Bryan Pregon

Political Cartoon: Middle Class - 60 views

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government politics economy cartoon

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  • Bryan Pregon on 08 Dec 11
     
    President Obama said yesterday that the United States faces "a make or break moment" for a middle class that is shrinking because of "gaping" income inequality. In the comments, please give your thoughts on what this cartoon is implying and if you agree/disagree.
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  • Bryan Pregon on 08 Dec 11
     
    For more information on Obama's speech you can check USA Today http://goo.gl/oTNj9 If you look at this page, you may want to check out the "Presidential Approval Tracker" ... seems like a pattern to me.
  • broxton anderson on 08 Dec 11
     
    obama is a good man, and is trying to be a hero for the middle and lower class. If it wasnt for the republicans blocking every move democrats try to make and making our nation more inefficient than a classroom filled with apes, maybe by now our economy would actually be fixed, but no people cant come together for more than a week for the good of a whole country.
  • anonymous on 08 Dec 11
     
    The cartoon seems to imply that the "middle class" people have more to lose than they could gain/ can hold on to. While the wealthy are continuing to prosper significantly.
  • jordan peterson on 08 Dec 11
     
    I believe this gap is closing and most likely will work because theres enough people that want to close the "gap" and there will nolonger be a huge money gap anymore
  • Henry Black on 08 Dec 11
     
    The "fuzzy math" section of the article is interesting because the statistics happen to be true. However, incorporating more ideals aligned with Socialistic ideology may not be the worst thing that could happen to this country.
  • Lauren Rommel on 08 Dec 11
     
    I believe that if we try to fix the "gap" in our country, the "gap" will increasingly become farther apart...
  • Anna Gahm on 08 Dec 11
     
    "The richer are get richer" I believe that taxing the people who get higher income wont solve anything, I think that everyone should be equal. If the government starts taxing the wealthy then many middle class wont try as hard to get a higher income because of the higher taxes they will have to pay.
  • coleman miller on 08 Dec 11
     
    I think the middle class are more likely to break than make.
  • Daniel Pengra on 08 Dec 11
     
    When has any of Obama's plans actually worked? I think the middle class is in big trouble.
  • Megan Cheney on 08 Dec 11
     
    If we try to fix the "gap" of our country then the "gap" will continue to grow, if everyone came together for everything we would live in a perfect world, it wouldn't be fair if we had higher taxes for the rich, because some of them have worked hard for their money and it's not fair to tax them because of that.
  • William Connelly on 08 Dec 11
     
    I also feel that the rich should be paying higher taxes, and the poor should get a little bit lower taxes
  • Sarah Trant on 08 Dec 11
     
    I strongly disagree with Obama that the wealthy should get taxed more. What happened to "fair, open and honest?" It's not fair to those who succeed in life to have to pay more taxes for someone who failed or dropped out of high school.
  • broxton anderson on 08 Dec 11
     
    the tax situation is a good point but instead of paying said amount we should pay a certain percentage of our wage. so everyone no matter how much they make will put forth the same "share" of their wage and everyone will be happy. i mean seriously, does that multi-millionare really need any more money? heck ill be happy with just one million.
  • christian knight on 08 Dec 11
     
    I disagree with obama i feel everyone should be taxed the same why should the wealthy be punished for how succesful they are
  • anonymous on 08 Dec 11
     
    I think that Obama is trying his best to help out his country, but he needs to make more effective decisions.
  • Janeth Cano on 08 Dec 11
     
    I agree with broxton, if taxes were based on a percentage of the income of a person, it would be fare and easy, no one could complain because you're only paying according to what you earn and not according to what is expected.
  • Hannah Browning on 08 Dec 11
     
    I think the cartoons implying that Obama uses the middle-class and everything he's "going" to do for them as a bridge to stay president and win America over, when in fact he's making matters worse for the group he is supposedly "helping".
  • maranda orth on 08 Dec 11
     
    if you in the middle class lower class or higher class you have to pay you taxes and we should all be taxed equaly
  • Jay Cook on 08 Dec 11
     
    I think that he is trying but he should make some diff. decision.
  • zach parker on 08 Dec 11
     
    i have to agree with broxton it makes sence to have a precent of ur wages be taken out. so some one working a part time job is paying a little bit and a person like warren buffet is paying alot abit but the wealthy well always find a way to wigil there way out of paying. always hav always will.
  • Sierra Risner on 08 Dec 11
     
    I agree with Brock. I think there should be a percentage coming out of our income because it wouldn't be fair if we tax the rich more and the poor less just because they are more successful. Most people were raised differently and they have had more (or less) connections to get them to where they are now. It doesn't seem fair at all.
  • Justice Fisher on 08 Dec 11
     
    I agree with what is being said on most of these comments.I do not believe the rich should have to pay higher taxes because they worked hard to get were they are now and just because we have a gap in our income does not mean that they have to pay for it.
  • Ziada Karbowski on 08 Dec 11
     
    Our middle class is beginning to diminish because we are either rich or we are poor. In the role of gender, men have more opportunities to have more pay. Taxes are different based on pay, the more you make the more they take.
  • alexisprazak on 08 Dec 11
     
    A flat tax percentage may seem to favor the wealthy, but it's the only fair way to do things. Everyone is supposed to be equal in this country.
  • theresa schwenk on 08 Dec 11
     
    I agree with Ziada. We are getting to the point were it's either the poor or the rich. The middle-class is starting to disappear.
  • Derek Large on 08 Dec 11
     
    The middle class is all but gone. We don't even see them any different than that of the lower class. we are rich or we are poor, never in the middle.everyone thinks that the other makes to much or not enough
  • Samantha Pike on 08 Dec 11
     
    I feel like Obama just talks about the stuff that people want to hear, yet he does nothing actually about the problems. Who cares if you can talk for almost an hour about a situation but don't do anything about it. Like many people said I don't believe people who are more successful should suffer to pay more taxes than people who do not have as much money because they did not prosper as much as someone who does work harder.
  • shay chandler on 08 Dec 11
     
    I Also agree with ziada ,This is getting out of hand , what will happen if we break ? were do us, our society in the middle class go ?
  • awest520 on 08 Dec 11
     
    "A flat tax percentage may seem to favor the wealthy, but it's the only fair way to do things. Everyone is supposed to be equal in this country." I don"t think so, After all can you really say it's fair for someone with more means then responsibilities to pay a much lower overall percentage then someone with more responsibilities then means? I think that there is no way to make this kind of thing 100% fair but it is fairer to look at this kind of thing as percentages then as flat numbers.
  • casandra morales on 08 Dec 11
     
    The rich shouldnt have to pay more because of their success they took their opportunities and made the best of them. of course many might have had the same opportunities but just didnt take them. or some simply didnt have the opportunity at all. the middle class will have a few struggles here and there, but in the end i think everything will be alright.maybe.i hope.
  • ladasia on 10 Sep 13
     
    This seems like a moment in American history where choices have to be made that everyone may not agree on. People are forced to use their money on others even if they don't want to. I hate the idea of being forced to use my money, but, the idea that people would rather the poor die and move out of the way is worse. No matter what, the choices are really difficult and can harm more than help. In the future we'll all look back on the results and hope they were for the better.
  • Victoria Kirk on 13 Sep 13
     
    Rising taxes for the rich in unjust and rising taxes for everyone is just dumb. They spend our tax money on useless things like art work instead of helping the very thing that keeps this country going... The people.
  • Zach Standard on 16 Sep 13
     
    I don't think that taxing the wealthy will really solve anything. The money won't go to the middle class, it will be tax money. Which goes to the state, which gets spent on different items. Tax money isn't just transferred to the pockets of the people of the lower and middle class.
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