mrstickball on 06 December 2011
| Baalzamon said: You know, the major issue I have with people who say taxes should be raised on the rich, is how is it fair? It shouldn't have a fucking thing to do with whether X amount of dollars is plenty to live on, so clearly everything after that should just be taxed through the roof. That is absolute bullshit. The fairest system of them all that actually works is a flat tax. If you make a shitload more, what do you know, you still pay the exact same percentage. Paying this same percentage on the higher income still results in you paying considerably more than those not making nearly as much. What did person X do that he should have to provide 50% of his income to pay for the government that person Y didn't do. Don't they both drive on the same roads? Don't they both receive the same military care? Don't they both receive the same protective services such as firefighters and police? Don't they both have the same public schools available to them? Don't they both have the same everything provided to them? Also, for those who say that Republicans are all just greedy, and Democrats are about a "we society," seriously get over yourself. I saw an article a number of years back indicating the average Republican makes less money per year than a Democrat, yet averages considerably more money given to charity than a Democrat. Perhaps we feel that our money should be provided through charities, rather than have the extremely retarded government of ours deal with it. |
Adam Carolla has a brilliant discussion on taxes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeyyDD3gQMo
Great listen for anyone that wants to hear a funny but accurate discussion about taxes.
Back from the dead, I'm afraid.
