(May 5, 2017 at 4:55 pm)Grandizer Wrote:(May 5, 2017 at 12:07 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: What do you mean, that they functionally pay no taxes? They pay in, but get it all back? While they may have a year with a bad loss, I would be willing to bet that overall, they contributed to society quite abbot more than you. I would give up my salary, to have what my boss pays in taxes.
Now if there are loop holes, that allow people to sideskirt the spirit of the tax laws, there is nothing wrong with discussing or fixing that. However I don't agree at all, that just because one has money, that they should be paying higher, just because of that. .
For some reason, I remember something about the widow's offering in the Gospels.
Are you saying the poor should pay more???
I think that has more meaning, when it is voluntary; Taxes (the tithe) in the Old Testament where still 10%
One area, that I'm surprised I've never seen brought up, is to make fine's and penalties a percentage of income. Make a speeding ticket hurt Drew Breeze, as much as it does, the guy who works for minimum wage.
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