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Kasz216 on 16 September 2008
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TheRealMafoo said:
akuma587 said:
TheRealMafoo said:
akuma587 said:

I do know they care about me less, you know why, because my family's income puts me in the top 1% of Americans (who the Democrats want to raise taxes on).  And my parents both vote Democratic as well.

 

That's over 350K a year, and I assume you mean your parents. It's is funny how you include yourself in the same tax bracket as your parents.

Playing with other peoples money as if it was yours ... You are the prefect Democrat ;) 

I stand corrected, my family is only in the top 2% of Americans.  But those same tax raises would still affect us for the most part.  And thanks to steven for pointing out the my family ALSO votes democratic.

Percent of Total
Number Households
Total Households 105,539,122 100.00%
Less than $9,999 10,067,027 9.54%
$10,000 - $14,999 6,657,228 6.31%
$15,000 - $24,999 13,536,965 12.83%
$25,000 - $34,999 13,519,242 12.81%
$35,000 - $49,999 17,446,272 16.53%
$50,000 - $74,999 20,540,604 19.46%
$75,000 - $99,999 10,799,245 10.23%
$100,000 - $149,999 8,147,826 7.72%
$150,000 - $199,999 2,322,038 2.20%
$200,000 and above 2,502,675 2.37%

 

 

I have no problems with what your parents vote. It’s their money. I have a problem with the other 98% telling those 2% what they need to do with their money (like you for example :p).

If there was a flat tax, and when we needed to raise taxes, it was raised on everyone, I would not take issue at all with anyone voting for that raise.

But money is time. It takes effort to earn. And when you are allowed to vote to take someone else’s time and effort away, in exchange for your own time and effort returned to you, I find that very un-American.

There is something very wrong with that philosophy in my eyes.

Oh, and I am not in that top 2%, so my views are as self sacrificing as your parents.

What was the Ross Perot plan?  Flat Tax with a option to donate more money?

Still if Akuma's parents do feel they should give more money to the government... there is nothing stopping them no matter who the president is.

Or just putting that money in private charitable funds.

I'm not for a flat tax myself.  Though I could see myself behind a national sales tax, or an income tax that takes out deductables for cost of living per area. 

All in all though i think government spending is too wastefull to allow such a broad tax now.  The rich have to "take one for the team" due to our governments gross wasteful spending.

Which is why I want McCain in office really.  He could cut a lot of wasteful spending that could go elsewhere.