He that giveth, taketh

How often have you heard someone say, "The Congress wants to give more to the rich and take away money (or some service) from the poor"? Or a business's tax break is the government giving more money to that business (usually for some vague, nefarious reason). The government isn't "giving money" to these people, they are no longer taking it from them to give to somebody else.

Without the rich and the businesses, THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO MONEY!!!! Nada , none, zero, zilch. The government programs don't exist without these people working their tails off to receive gain. All government programs, including the military, don't happen without the people's contributions. We saw what happened in the USSR when the government pretended to have all the money and handed it out to whoever they wanted to. The government collapsed.
Liberals (and some others) seem to think all money belongs to the government and by the government's grace, they let individuals or companies keep some of it. This is how the Communists think. In a capitalistic society like ours, the person or company that earned the money gets to keep it. We as a people have thrived because government was kept out of our pockets.
Stop begging your government for handouts. You do not have a right to health care. You do not have a right to live off welfare because you would rather go to the local bar every night. You do not have a right to get child care from the government because you don't have a husband for your illegitimate child. You do not have a right to stop paying for your kids because you left their mother, thinking that the government will take care of them.

If you continue to take from those who earn capital and give it to others, those who earn it will
a) find a way to hide their gains (black/gray markets)
b) stop trying so hard to create new and more products and services because there is no value in it for them.
... and there won't be any left for you and the government to take!
This means they won't spend that money so others can make their money. It's common sense.
Let's stop portraying those who create new businesses, work their tails off and risk everything to make more money. The government doesn't have a right to our money. It's only by our votes that they can take it.
The rich and the businesses are the ones that let the rest of us work and live comfortably in , as Michael Medved puts it, "this greatest nation on God's green earth".