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Kasz216 on 06 April 2014
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outlawauron said:
Kasz216 said:
Mr Khan said:

Everyone pays their share in taxes, which is a much more equitable burden since a 1% can far more easily afford to lose a million dollars than a bottom 10% can afford to lose $50.


I mean... you do realize that Europe has more regressive taxes then the US by like... a lot right.

The Rich pay more in taxes in Europe then the US.... but everyone else pays a WHOLE lot more then the US does.

The only way to actually pay for more "soclialist" programs like universal healthcare is to tax the hell out of the poor to the point of tax regressiveness.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2012/09/19/other-countries-dont-have-a-47/

I'm having some major deja vu with this discussion between the two of you. I suppose this is one of the eternally debated topics.


could of been someone else too.  It's just a fun stat that nobody really pays attention to.

Big progressive government programs pratically need regressive tax systems.