The message that you say income tax sends is exactly the kind of message we need to be sending. The rich people get taxed more because they can afford it, and the poor people get taxed less because they can't afford it. If there were to be the same tax on both income levels, poverty levels would explode.

Faith is ignorance to an extent. However, not all people who have faith (in religion, in this case) are ignorant. I am not a religious person but I know many who are and those people take great comfort in their beliefs. Religion helps people get through difficult times and it can be comforting to think there is an omniscient, omnipotent being looking out for you. However, when Faith reaches the level of rejecting facts that have been proved, there is a problem. Those who reject evolution in favor of creation, for example, are ignorant. When you believe something for which you have no proof in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, you are being ignorant.

While I agree that our generation should create new colloquial expressions, I don't think people should write unnecessarily complex sentences. "While I agree with the point you specifically made, I do still think that people should do their best to write sentences correctly." That could easily be shortened to "I agree with your point, but syntax and grammar are important." When people (not just you, that was just an example) throw in extra words to sound intelligent. People often misuse semicolons and commas as well -- this just breaks up the flow of the statement. What people need to realize is that typing is just as fast in full and complete sentences with correct grammar, but the best writing is crisp and concise, not wordy and unnecessary.