| The Ghost of RubangB said: If the argument is between equal health and equal taxes, I have to side with equal health, since health problems kill people and taxes don't. If we had a magical world where all basic needs could be handled by a flat tax, I guess I could go for a flat tax, but I don't think that's possible. And even then, as Final-Fan suggested, a flat tax is unfairly harsh on the poor. 20% to a poor person is 20% of everything they have, but 20% to a rich person is just 20% of their income for one year, and they usually have a couple houses and yachts and are living off their wealth and investments instead of their income anyway. |
What do you mean by "Equal"?
Do you mean equality of opportunity or equality of outcome?
I think most people (including most Republicans) are willing to discuss ways to provide "Equality of Opportunity" ... If you're talking about "Equality of Outcome" I would ask how it is fair for someone who smokes, drinks, eats excessive quantities of unhealthy fast-food, has unprotected sex with multiple partners, and uses hard drugs should receive expensive healthcare to attempt to bring their level of health to the level of someone who lives an (excessively) healthy lifestyle.
