| flagship said: If the American government disappeared tomorrow who stands to lose more ,the man making minimum wage or the man taking home a million dollars? Flat taxes aren't fair because the need for government services is disproportionate, someone making millions a year has far more need for the military, police and education system to safeguard their fortunes and ability to make more money by protecting our country, foreign interests, travel systems, banks, stock system and to train their next group of employees. |
I'll use the example of the UK here, since it's pretty much the opposite of numonex's proposal.
Who uses state education? The poor.
Who uses the NHS (public healthcare)? The poor.
Who gets benefits and housing allowance? The poor.
Who pays significantly more tax than anyone else? The rich.
The poor are actually taking far more from society than the rich. Obviously I'm not saying that they should pay more tax, but is it really fair to then tax the poor at 0%, and the rich at 40-50%?
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