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Originally Posted by PrincessPerky
You are not suggesting 'fair' you are suggesting those with more loot to toss around should pay more.
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Actually, no.
A progressive income tax does not have “those with more loot to toss around” paying more, but ‘those with less loot to toss around’ paying less. It would take a high single-rate to be revenue neutral, so the rates have to be lowered for lower-income taxpayers so they can afford to pay it without being bankrupted.
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Like I said, I have higher discrecionary income, yet I am right at the poverty level, you are sugesting that higher discretionary income means higher burden of taxes
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No, you have that backwards.
The point was not that those with higher discretionary income should pay higher taxes, but that under a ‘Flat Tax’, those with lower discretionary income pay a much higher PERCENTAGE of their income in taxes, and those with higher discretionary income would pay a much lower PERCENTAGE of their income in taxes.
Just the opposite.
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I do not think saying people with more money to spare should pay more for taxes makes any sense in a just way.
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If one enjoys the benefits provided by government, one must pay for that government. Having everyone pay the same would not provide the revenue required to provide for those services.
It could not be any simpler.
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Actually sounds a bit communist
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Actually, having everyone pay the same is much closer to Communism. You might want to check a dictionary.
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