sundin13 said:
Consumption taxes are inherently regressive taxes. That means they fall more heavily on those who are poorer than those who are richer, because the poor spend a higher percentage of their income on goods than the rich. I support a more progressive tax system (aka one which falls more heavily on the rich) because it only makes sense to ask the ones who have a greater ability to provide assistance to provide that assistance. Your arguments surrounding simplifying the tax system aren't arguments against progressive taxes, they are arguments against bad tax code.
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I'm well aware. In fact I've never once said a tiered system wasn't perfectly fine. I've only said fix the broken tax code before increasing taxes. Raising taxes in a broken system isn't going to help. The uber rich will still avoid taxes and upper middle class carries the cross.
And I've said food is out of scope for federal sales tax... it should be on luxury optional items.
So yeah, feels like you missed my point(s) completely.
And I'll note I've asked multiple times what is considered rich? Nobody seems to want to provide a numeric answer.
But yes, a tier system is wholly supported by me. I just don't want a tax increase before closing loopholes.
My percent tax, which is already higher than Trump, shouldn't be increased until a person like him actually pays what he is supposed to.
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