(July 21, 2009 at 4:23 pm)bozo Wrote: Rich people can afford to pay more for essential services than poorer people can.
The gap between rich and poor is too great. Raising the level of tax on the very rich can help redress this and put more into the public purse for essentials like healthcare.
These positions you hold are commonly held by many but are unsupported by any reason other than a childish notion that people with more money should support those with less.
People who are overweight should pay more for healthcare as should people who smoke. This makes sense because they will use the system more due to their personal choices.
I assert that people should be able to use their money the way they see fit with a portion going to the government.
Rich people already pay more because they are in a higher tax bracket and are quite often the ones that provide jobs for those that make less. It is not equitable to create special taxes aimed at the rich to support healthcare.
Rhizo
