More on Taxes Ahead...

The biggest issue in our country is solving our debt, and I feel like our class has been there every step of the way! We had discussed "Rick Perry's Not-So-Flat Tax Plan" which is another proposal to pay our nation's debt. I did not know much about this tax plan until I had read the article and, once we discussed it in class, I completely disagree with it. At first, I thought everyone in the class had supported it, but after looking into the details, I was surprised that anything like this had a possibility of being passed! First, this tax plan separates the rich and poor by hitting the poor harder and the rich actually end up paying less. I am a believer that the rich should pay more than anyone, because from an economic standpoint, they typically use more of the country's infrastructure than anyone! Second, I think it's ridiculous that the rich would be paying LESS than past years, because how will this solve the debt problem?? The poor will be the ones to pick up the slack when they are struggling to put food on the table for their families. I am all for the rich being taxed the most!!And I'm happy that this tax-proposal was not passed!

I was the first one to present an article and I'm very happy with how it went. When I first saw the Twitter article, it caught my eye because I saw so much more than the simple fascination of Amy Jo Martin being a Twitter coach. I had a field day tearing this article apart, and loved getting opinions from the class. Personally, I do not have a Twitter. I understand the simplistic, innovative social media network and can see why everyone is obsessed, but I grew up with 5 channels and still do not own a smart phone. (I am very opinionated of people who never look up from their cell phones or computers). But anyway, I thought the class had a lot of input to all of my questions, especially the males because they are more into athletes. I believe they now understand the severity of what their favorite athletes post because they are icons. Also, I feel as though they will stop looking at Twitter as a personal social media network and more as a marketing tool for our companies.