Flat tax rate system should be enforced now.

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The Ghost of RubangB said:

ramses01 said:

Rath said:

A flat tax is basically 'lets fuck the poor so the rich get richer'. It's obvious that the poor can't afford to have as much of their income taxed as the rich can. A flat tax is not a 'fair' tax, it's a blatantly unfair tax when you consider quality of life, it essentially means that the rich will be able to live a better quality of life than the good one they currently have and the poor will be able to live a worse quality of life than the poor one they currently have. Because widening the wealth gap is what everyone wants right?

Also relying on charity doesn't work. Charity is nice, but it's not thorough.

 

Finally the 'trickle down' effect is complete rubbish, it doesn't trickle down, it just pools at the top.

This is complete and utter nonesense.  The flat tax is the only fair tax.  If you want to have segmented tax rates, then the poor should pay a HIGHER tax rate than the rich as they consume a disportionate amount of the services.  If the poor can't afford the taxes then they should get better jobs, it is as simple as that.

Who has more to gain from funding a military that protects America's oil and trade interests?  The poor or the rich?

Both do. Entrepreneurs benefit from selling goods and services to the military. The poor get a viable outlet of employment that is decent paying, and also gives them an education that they may not be able to afford otherwise.

Who has more to gain from funding roads and bridges to ensure the safe delivery of goods across the country?  The poor or the rich?

Construction is a labor-intensive, low-skill job that usually pays very well. So I'd say both benefit immensely. I know a lot of people that have benefitted from various constructrion projects.

Who has more to gain from funding education and health care so they can have an educated healthy pool of workers to hire from?  The poor or the rich?

Again, both do. The ultimate question is 'who funds the projects - the taxpayers with the government taking a service fee, or the consumers with the businesses taking a service fee?' Both ways work, but only one works more efficiently

Rich people get more out of America (or any stable government and economy for that matter), so they should put more back in.

They usually do. Its called 'investments'. You know, those poor people that get loans do so through taking money from rich people.