Re: Conservative Deadheads? Veteran Deadheads? NRA Member/Hunting Deadheads?


"Richard Morris" <jrmorris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do you want a society in which everyone contributes *in proportion to
their ability to do so*, that does not put up barriers for certain people
and classes of people, and that helps people who are genuinely down on
their luck,
-or-
Do you want a society that protects the wealthy and assists them in
accruing greater wealth while the middle class carries the primary burden?


This is a false choice.

The first option you provide is dangerously close to

"Each according to his means to each according to their needs."

We already have a progressive tax structure. I would prefer a flat tax rate
on income,
be it from capital gains, interest, or income from labor, with a reasonable
deduction for
self, dependents, mortgage interest, and health expenditures. Those that
earn more,
pay more. Those that earn less, pay less. My guess is that your "details"
are not my
"details". I believe in equality of opportunity. Not equality of outcome.

The second option does not currently exist, especially when you consider how
much
income tax revenue is paid by the "wealthy" (top income quintile?) versus
how
much of the income tax is paid for by the "middle class" (middle income
quintile?).

DM


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