It's not about punishment. It's about making our society solvent, while improving our economy, and preparing for the future.
Also, there are PLENTY of rich people who have an affect on your life, personally....you're just not thinking broadly enough.
Who gives a **** about making poor people rich, or middle class people rich, etc?OK, too many posts already.
I responded to the first few, and didn't read the hundreds in between.
I have a question. Why do people pose this as if the 1%'ers are the problem? This in my opinion is a very ignorant way to view things.
People who squander they money will remain at the bottom no matter their income, unless they have a very large inheritance.
Anyone can become a 1%'er with time, determination, and yes, a little luck.
Luck runs both ways, and some people keep getting kicked down, but in general... It is the individual that makes their own future.
yet another non-argument from you.
Poor people pay very little in taxes and reap the rewards of a welfare state.
yet another instance of you trotting out this type of nonsense when you can't refute the substance of my comment.
Started catching major steam during the Reagan era.
ludin;1064220965]IE isn't not fair that I don't have what they have.
ie the man is keeping me down by some hidden force that can't be seen or touched. yet they and all of the other evil rich people out there have this power.
why did you say this and then provide a graph that is not supporting your argument?
yet another non-argument from you.
lol wut?
Bottom 50% of people pay 3% of all taxes.
What are you having trouble with?
let me know when you actually have some substance to add. so far I haven't seen any.
reread your graph. it is a plot of federal INCOME TAXES
And?
please just try to make your point.
lol wut?
Bottom 50% of people pay 3% of all taxes.
What are you having trouble with?
so your argument is that
"federal income taxes" = all taxes that exist
fascinating.
No it's not, because it debunks the myth that there is never "not enough" due to economic growth.
The idea that there is infinite wealth, or resources, that our economy can just grow, flies in the face of science.
I never said this.
Bottom 50% of people pay 3% of all taxes.
If you have nothing to say, go bother someone else, please.
Federal income tax accounts for about half of all taxes brought in.
You're forgetting sales tax, excise taxes, property taxes, etc.
I don't have the link right now, but the numbers clearly show that, yes, the wealthy DO pay more total taxes than the rest....but it's far, far LESS of a percentage of total earnings.
In other words, everyone else SACRIFICES more of their total earnings to pay their tax bill than the wealthy.
It's not about punishment. It's about making our society solvent, while improving our economy, and preparing for the future.
Also, there are PLENTY of rich people who have an affect on your life, personally....you're just not thinking broadly enough.
And before someone posts more class envy bull****, the reason why having a larger group of CONSUMERS within a CONSUMER economy giving up a higher percentage of their earning to keep the US afloat than a SMALL group of consumers becomes a problem, is because we ALL.....ALL of us, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US....relies heavily on the consumption that larger group of consumers does. Reducing their ability to consume in order to lesson the tax liability for a few people does not make economic sense.
It's not about punishment. It's about making our society solvent, while improving our economy, and preparing for the future.
Also, there are PLENTY of rich people who have an affect on your life, personally....you're just not thinking broadly enough.
And before someone posts more class envy bull****, the reason why having a larger group of CONSUMERS within a CONSUMER economy giving up a higher percentage of their earning to keep the US afloat than a SMALL group of consumers becomes a problem, is because we ALL.....ALL of us, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US....relies heavily on the consumption that larger group of consumers does. Reducing their ability to consume in order to lesson the tax liability for a few people does not make economic sense.
HAH! I love when people throw around "science" as if it adds value to an argument.
Wealth is created, not taken. You create wealth. The finite value of wealth is not bounded, it is the sum total of what has been created, not a limitation on what can be created. Your argument is like saying that there is a finite number of written songs at any given moment therefore you can not write a song without taking the song from someone else.
who hacked your account or is using your account as an alt then?
If you can't remember what you posted just a few minutes ago, go elsewhere.
If you don't understand what "all" means, go elsewhere.
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