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Good question so why are you opposed to a flat tax on income
Well, because it's not fair.

NO ONE wants a fair tax, though. That would be, the SAME
AMOUNT from each person. You can't pay it? You WORK it off.

ANYTHING else punishes people for being successful.
So turning the bulk of Americans into little more than sharecroppers
for the wealthy is what you classify as "fair"?
No, everyone paying their own "fair share" is fare.

"Rich people" don't cost the government any more than
poor people do... nor do they make any more use of
"government services". Hell, *I* support about 50 people
by providing them jobs. What do YOU do to pay your way?

Ok, the government has just assessed a tax of $75,000 for next year. So
unless you can make more than that, you will live in a government house
at a job assigned to you by the government making what the government
chooses to pay you and shopping at a government store. Should you ever
manage to make any money it will be confiscated for your outstanding tax
obligation.


Works for me. *IF* you want a "fair" tax. But, as I said, NO ONE
does. Especially not you.

A rate tax is fair.

So, the NEXT best thing is a "consumption" tax. Sales/Use.

Or a flat rate income tax. Which does the same thing but without all the
loopholes inherent in it that a consumption tax would offer.


ALMOST "voluntary". Don't want to pay tax? Don't SPEND. No
tax on "basics" (like they do here in Jersey...) food and
clothing are exempt... I'll even throw in housing. EVERYTHING
else is taxed. Buy it somewhere else? You're STILL taxed
on it.

I see, so if I live in a $200 Million dollar estate then I don't need to pay
taxes?

Sorry, but your plain is already screwed up in the exemptions you are
already allowing, and more would be added.




But your savings (dividends/interest) and your income
are yours.

NOT a perfect solution, but INFINITELY better than an
income tax... which basically encourages people to steal.

Right, meanwhile the wealthy could readily avoid paying taxes and the poor
would carry the tax burden.


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