Do you consider yourself more left or right wing?

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bdbdbd said:

RolStoppable said:

The latest survey from Germany is funny in regards to the topic of raising taxes on the rich. Overall, 65% of respondents were in favor of raising these taxes. The baffling thing is that among conservative voters, 66% were in favor of it, so even they performed above the average; just makes you wonder why they keep voting a party that repeatedly and explicitly takes the position of no higher taxes for the rich. It was fans of the far-right who dragged it all down with only a minority of them being in favor of higher taxes for the rich despite far-right voters being the poorest people on average and the most dependent on social security programs.

That's because everyone consider "rich" as the top-10 or so people with highest fortune, not top 10 percent of earners. Also, many of the poorest understand that raising taxes isn't going to make their situation any better. When taxes are being raised, everything becomes more expensive. 

Taxes on the rich mean either one of two things or the two things combined:

1. Tax on wealth, be it in possession or on an inheritance.
2. Tax on income.

Neither of which is going to make anything more expensive for the regular citizen.