> Brian wrote: > Hey, tax breaks are great. All classes pay too many taxes, and by > proportion, millionairs are paying WAY too many taxes. The problem is tax > breaks can't be accompanied by huge spending explosions! >
I've always thought that millionaires and billionaires should pay disproportionately to others because they've benefited from society disproportionately to others. If someone works their way up from poor to wealthy, I think they owe something to the society and systems that made that possible. A great example is the millionaires that had their taxes raised in the early 90s - they were the ones that benefitted most from the bubble 5-8 years later. One might argue that taxes are solely for services rendered, but I disagree in that they fund the society (however flawed) in which we live. If that society has rewarded their unique talents then they should do a bit more to see to it that the same opportunities exist for others. In a nut shell, I'm for a graduated flat rate tax based on income and net worth. For example, most pay 10% but net worth $1M (not incl home) pay 20%. If we did that we'd probably get more tax dollars than we get today with most individuals paying less. Further we'd be able to dismantle one of the largest organizations in the world, the IRS. That would save a lot of dough! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Flash MX Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=57 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:147529 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
