| takeru51 said: There's yer problem chief... The top 1% have 33% of the country's money (as of 2005). Therefore, shouldn't they be paying 33% of our taxes? |
No "chief" I don't think that is true at all. The percentages are irrelevant because just having money isn't and shouldn't be taxable. No tax system should penalize people for saving money, its just down right illogical.
As for whether or not 1% of the people should be paying 33% of the taxes. No and quite frankly it frightens me that people think this is logical. I cannot fathom what would make people think it is fair for one person to be forced to cover the cost of another person. The simple fact is that the entire idea is punishment for success. This is essentially socialism, and in reality this is a basic socialistic expansion technique...(promising the money of the rich to the poor and middle class to gain their support).
I'm sure there are a lot of people that like the idea of someone who has more money than them paying for them. Its a really great idea if you're the one benefitting from it. But it doesn't make it a fair plan.
I still think the best way I have heard to do a tax system is a sales tax. If you can treat everyone equal and still get the rich to pay the overwhelming majority of the taxes then I would call that a good system.
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