An answer

Apr 2, 2011 1 min read

To the editor:

In response to Barbara Doyle’s letter entitled “Just Asking” on March 26, who was wondering why tax cuts for the wealthy (or any one else for that matter) is not an entitlement, the answer is simple. An entitlement is when the government gives you something without earning it, like food stamps. You are entitled to it because you meet some sort of criteria determined by government. That money comes from taxpayers (people who earn money.)

A tax cut is the government saying “we’re not going to take as much of your earned money as we did before.” They let you keep your money. If they let you keep too much of it there wouldn’t be enough to give out to the people who are entitled to it for doing nothing other than meeting criteria.

I hope that clears it up for you.

Jeff Taubes

Cape Coral