Some questions after reading Kocieniewski’s article:
What kind of tax innovation policies can be put into place?
A few businesses were not following the statutory tax rates which is clearly not right. However, what if they did abide by these rates and continued to receive more money in pay than the federal government in taxes?
Is a tax increase/adjustment permissible in the case of our country being in such a financial crisis? What does the principle of social justice call for?
A poetical response to West's article:
This is a direct response to his statement: “We rightly celebrate his substance and sacrifice because he loved us all so deeply. Let us not remain satisfied with symbolism because we too often fear the challenge he embraced” (West, C., 2011)
Symbolism, an idea contemporary, a social services agency, a mission statement of charity, latest non-profit agency, cutting edge theory, a figure legendary and visionary…
of hope! Speaking, envisioning, dreaming…by faith, the substance of things hoped for. Faith, dead without works. Faith ringing true with action, with legs in motion and hands serving & clapping…
in celebration! Must rejoice, must dance, must give thanks for what has happened. Remember the past, absorb the present, embrace the…
challenge, aka the future. As for theory, the hope is in a substance of love primarily. Not love legislated, fabricated, confiscated then circulated, eventually terminated. Not because I’m a victim, but because I’m a human who is loved so…
deeply, truly, humanly. Love, a substance in the core that demands sacrifice. A substance more powerful than the symbol and more progressive than a theory. A substance we cannot forget. A substance we’ll never regret.
References
West, C., August 25, 2011, Dr. King weeps from his grave, New York Times, A-27
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