This is where we really need a wall, for those damn Canadian Syrup Cartels. I think every one can agree we don ‘t want something this sticky spilling over on to American soil.
Except in the case of tax brackets, the government is still giving everyone the basics to succeed, just taking more from people who have more.
I think the root of our disagreement is that from what I can gather, you see taxes as money that is owed to the government, and they cut the less fortunate a break, while I see taxes as money taken by the government, which punish the more fortunate. Because of this, I doubt either of us will be able sway one each other without getting into a much broader debate about what government’s role should be in the life of the average American. I enjoyed it though, so thanks for providing a better discussion than my drunk uncle at Thanksgiving.
It’s not practical to take a higher percentage of income from the people who actually invest into this country and provide jobs for the others. And the real question should be why does the government need to tax the rich more in the first place? If they can’t run the country from a flat rate from people, I’m of the opinion that we have too much government in the first place.
As to the philosophical argument, I fully believe government should treat each person equally. Once you start making decisions that affect a group of citizens differently than another is what sets in motion the impetus for corruption to take place. For example couldn’t I make the argument that if the government is going to take more from me, then I should receive more preferential treatment from the government? The attitude is just as wrong, yet it still happens.
And they still pay more if there is a flat tax involved. 15% of $40,000 is a lot less than 15% of $125,000. Yet we have decided as a country that because they can afford it, it’s ok to say that more time out of their day must be spent working for free for the government, while the rest get to spend more time working for themselves.
It benefits the rich more because they are already being burdened at a higher rate than the poor. Saying the government should be allowed to take a greater percentage from your neighbor than they take from you is an asshole statement, no matter who you are. You are effectively saying that the amount of time you spend grinding it out to make something of yourself is more important than the time he does.
As someone who takes advantage of every deduction he can when January comes around, I can confidently say that anyone who willingly chooses to pay more taxes than he has to is a moron.
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Wouldn’t you be not screwing it at that point?
So he almost saves enough energy to compensate for the amount of fuel he expends sailing there on his yacht.
The article fails to mention that her Husband is probably not retiring at 28, and is probably a doctor.
This is where we really need a wall, for those damn Canadian Syrup Cartels. I think every one can agree we don ‘t want something this sticky spilling over on to American soil.
Except in the case of tax brackets, the government is still giving everyone the basics to succeed, just taking more from people who have more.
I think the root of our disagreement is that from what I can gather, you see taxes as money that is owed to the government, and they cut the less fortunate a break, while I see taxes as money taken by the government, which punish the more fortunate. Because of this, I doubt either of us will be able sway one each other without getting into a much broader debate about what government’s role should be in the life of the average American. I enjoyed it though, so thanks for providing a better discussion than my drunk uncle at Thanksgiving.
It’s not practical to take a higher percentage of income from the people who actually invest into this country and provide jobs for the others. And the real question should be why does the government need to tax the rich more in the first place? If they can’t run the country from a flat rate from people, I’m of the opinion that we have too much government in the first place.
As to the philosophical argument, I fully believe government should treat each person equally. Once you start making decisions that affect a group of citizens differently than another is what sets in motion the impetus for corruption to take place. For example couldn’t I make the argument that if the government is going to take more from me, then I should receive more preferential treatment from the government? The attitude is just as wrong, yet it still happens.
And they still pay more if there is a flat tax involved. 15% of $40,000 is a lot less than 15% of $125,000. Yet we have decided as a country that because they can afford it, it’s ok to say that more time out of their day must be spent working for free for the government, while the rest get to spend more time working for themselves.
As someone who hasn’t take advantage he can when it comes to women, I can confidently say that my dick is a moron.
It benefits the rich more because they are already being burdened at a higher rate than the poor. Saying the government should be allowed to take a greater percentage from your neighbor than they take from you is an asshole statement, no matter who you are. You are effectively saying that the amount of time you spend grinding it out to make something of yourself is more important than the time he does.
As someone who takes advantage of every deduction he can when January comes around, I can confidently say that anyone who willingly chooses to pay more taxes than he has to is a moron.
“Top 10 places for a millenial to make a baby in.”
One week.
Some places still don’t have uber. Because their city leadership are comprised of a bunch of gooch licking morons.
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