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Originally Posted by sicksubie
So, punish the wealthy for becoming wealthy?
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So you don't agree with the current tax structure (which is a sliding scale, with the rich paying a higher percentage than the poor)
You also wouldn't agree with a sales tax based taxation, as that would mean the people who buy million dollar homes pay more in taxes than people who buy hundred thousand dollar homes. (percentage wise)
You're not going to get a "straight" tax of 12% to everyone. That isn't fair, nor logical. Are you going to tax someone who barely makes enough to live off of ($15k a year lets say) the same percentage of their income as you are someone who earns 30 million a year? No, because the cost of living is similar in both cases.
The problem with a sales tax, is that it would probably make people spend less in general. This is bad for the economy, as you would directly see the tax on all of your purchases, rather than just "not getting" money from their paycheck.
Either way, the current tax system is retarded, but the IRS isn't going to make themselves go away. The ability for change in this nation has become so stagnant that the only people who can incur changes are extremists on both ends of the scale. Common sense loses out to screaming retards.