| Kasz216 said: That's the Authortarian part. As the people being taxed at a higher percentage will largely feel put opon... as they are being put opon... and the poor are taught the rich are greedy etc. Hence people who make more money and are taxed progressivly are bad etc. It also places central focus on the government to get things done so people look to the government to handle things, rather then everyone working for the good of the common man. Instead, everyone works... and the government takes care of the common man. This can be seen by the fact that more conservative people give more to charity. If you were a starving person in the street, you would be more likely to get money to buy yourself something to eat from Dick Cheney then you would Al Gore... and that's saying something considering one of Dick Cheney's past times is shooting people in the face. Progressive taxation never leads to the Utopian state because the people constantly need to lean on the government to make things right. People never reach a stage where they actually believe everyone should be treated equal... instead it's just one group picking on another group to get what they want. It's no different then anything else. The true step right before an Utopian society that he's longing for is one in which the government exists... but it's taxes are paid soley by donation. Such a society needs people willing to think of others nearly as much as themselves. Such a society can not be gotten to by forceful means as everyone will develop resentments.
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And I'd argue that relying on the good of common man is stupid because the common man isn't good enough. In my opinion its impossible to reach a utopia where the poor are given a hand by the rich out of the good of their hearts simply due to the nature of mankind.
Maybe thats where our difference in views is.
