How To Turn Around the U.S. Economy

[BSAM]

Quote from Ricter:

Unfair. It would make the rich pay more in taxes, unless they consumed at non-rich levels, which would be another unfair scenario.

Wanna talk fair?
How 'bout EVERYBODY contributes to the welfare of the USA while all are paying the same rate of taxation???

What a novel idea.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from BSAM:

Wanna talk fair?
How 'bout EVERYBODY contributes to the welfare of the USA while all are paying the same rate of taxation???

What a novel idea.

A "same rate" of taxation would hit the rich harder, so it's unfair.

 

[BSAM]

Quote from Ricter:

Unfair. It would make the rich pay more in taxes, unless they consumed at non-rich levels, which would be another unfair scenario.

What's unfair about allowing a citizen to decide how much taxes he wants to pay???

 

[Ricter]

Quote from BSAM:

What's unfair about allowing a citizen to decide how much taxes he wants to pay???

Not sure why you're emphasizing "citizen". Anyway, we already have a choice now over how much tax we want to pay--choose to earn less (or more).

 

[BSAM]

Quote from Ricter:

Not sure why you're emphasizing "citizen". Anyway, we already have a choice now over how much tax we want to pay--choose to earn less (or more).

LOL...I nearly spit out my food.

 

[Ricter]

Quote from BSAM:

LOL...I nearly spit out my food.

That's nice.

Fact is, under fairtax the wealthy would have to pay more in tax than the non-wealthy unless they "choose" to spend less--which defeats one of the big attractions to being wealthy.

 

[BSAM]

Quote from Ricter:

That's nice.

Fact is, under fairtax the wealthy would have to pay more in tax than the non-wealthy unless they "choose" to spend less--which defeats one of the big attractions to being wealthy.

It's about equal rates and everyone contributing.
I'm not worried about rich folks going broke because of equal rates in taxation.

 

[Lucrum]

Quote from Ricter:

That's nice.

Fact is, under fairtax the wealthy would have to pay more in tax than the non-wealthy unless they "choose" to spend less--which defeats one of the big attractions to being wealthy.

THIS is your "argument" against a fair tax?

 

[Ricter]

Quote from BSAM:

It's about equal rates and everyone contributing.
I'm not worried about rich folks going broke because of equal rates in taxation.

Neither am I, the rich are not going broke now under the present system. Why not just propose a head-tax?

 

[Tsing Tao]

Quote from Ricter:

That's nice.

Fact is, under fairtax the wealthy would have to pay more in tax than the non-wealthy unless they "choose" to spend less--which defeats one of the big attractions to being wealthy.

You're conveniently ignoring that, under a fair tax everyone keeps their income. So in total tax, the Rich would not be paying more.