The Rich are paying their fair share

[Avatar4321]

Some people want to ignore the definition of Fair:

a: marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism <a very fair person to do business with>

b (1): conforming with the established rules : allowed (2): consonant with merit or importance

If they pay according to the tax code, which are the established rules, they are paying their fair share.

If you want them to pay more, change the tax codes. Till then, if you have any integrity, you'd have to agree that by the very definition of fair, the wealth who pay their taxes are paying their fair share.

 

[Decepticon]

Some people want to ignore the definition of Fair:

a: marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism <a very fair person to do business with>

b (1): conforming with the established rules : allowed (2): consonant with merit or importance

If they pay according to the tax code, which are the established rules, they are paying their fair share.

If you want them to pay more, change the tax codes. Till then, if you have any integrity, you'd have to agree that by the very definition of fair, the wealth who pay their taxes are paying their fair share.

I think we should change the top tax rates back to what they were under that PINKO COMMIE EISENHOWER.

 

[Mr Natural]

Yeah, a tax code written by lobbyists paid by the rich.

Nice deal!

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Obama has nothing BUT class warfare to fight with. And his base loves it cause they are for the most part people with little income dependent on Government hand outs. They eat up calls for wealth redistribution.

 

[Truthmatters]

Some people want to ignore the definition of Fair:

a: marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism <a very fair person to do business with>

b (1): conforming with the established rules : allowed (2): consonant with merit or importance

If they pay according to the tax code, which are the established rules, they are paying their fair share.

If you want them to pay more, change the tax codes. Till then, if you have any integrity, you'd have to agree that by the very definition of fair, the wealth who pay their taxes are paying their fair share.

I think we should change the top tax rates back to what they were under that PINKO COMMIE EISENHOWER.

Agreed, Ike was a great man

 

[Truthmatters]

Obama has nothing BUT class warfare to fight with. And his base loves it cause they are for the most part people with little income dependent on Government hand outs. They eat up calls for wealth redistribution.

tired, tired lies that are part of the reason your party is dying

 

[RetiredGySgt]

Obama has nothing BUT class warfare to fight with. And his base loves it cause they are for the most part people with little income dependent on Government hand outs. They eat up calls for wealth redistribution.

tired, tired lies that are part of the reason your party is dying

Why then you have absolutely nothing to worry about, now do you?

 

[Decepticon]

Some people want to ignore the definition of Fair:




If they pay according to the tax code, which are the established rules, they are paying their fair share.

If you want them to pay more, change the tax codes. Till then, if you have any integrity, you'd have to agree that by the very definition of fair, the wealth who pay their taxes are paying their fair share.

I think we should change the top tax rates back to what they were under that PINKO COMMIE EISENHOWER.

Agreed, Ike was a great man

And with the possible exception of Gerald Ford, the last DECENT REPUBLICAN President.

 

[Seawytch]

Each year from 2005 to 2007, the top 1 percent's constantly growing share of income earned and taxes paid set a record. The 2008 reversal of this trend continued in 2009. In fact, the income share for the top 1 percent of tax returns was lower in 2009 than in 2000, largely due to differences in capital gains.

Another indicator of this reversal in the income and tax shares of the top 1 percent is that, as in 2008, the top 1 percent no longer pays a larger percentage of total income tax than the bottom 95 percent. This trend was exacerbated by the aforementioned precipitous drop in AGI in 2009. During 2009, the bottom 95 percent (AGI under $154,643) paid 41.3 percent of the total collected, a larger share than the 36.7 percent paid by the top 1 percent (AGI over $343,947).

http://www.taxfoundation.org/news/show/250.html

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Why does anyone want to give more money to a corrupt government that spends frivolously? Creates worthless depts, agencies?

 

[Avatar4321]

Is anyone going to actually challenge the definition of fair?

 

[LordBrownTrout]

Is anyone going to actually challenge the definition of fair?

How can anyone challenge it? It's completely subjective.

 

[Trajan]

Yeah, a tax code written by lobbyists paid by the rich.

Nice deal!

hey, tell it to charlie rangel, oh wait he doesn't chair that committee anymore does he? humm, oh yea thats right, he was skating on his taxes.....

 

[NYcarbineer]

Some people want to ignore the definition of Fair:

a: marked by impartiality and honesty : free from self-interest, prejudice, or favoritism <a very fair person to do business with>

b (1): conforming with the established rules : allowed (2): consonant with merit or importance

If they pay according to the tax code, which are the established rules, they are paying their fair share.

If you want them to pay more, change the tax codes. Till then, if you have any integrity, you'd have to agree that by the very definition of fair, the wealth who pay their taxes are paying their fair share.

Given the importance of money in winning elections, given the importance of elections in deciding tax policy,

those best equipped to use money to influence elections are thus best equipped to influence tax policy to their own advantage.

That has nothing to do with fair.

 

[rightwinger]

Nobody denies we were idiots to allow the wealthy to pay so little in taxes

We were deceived to lead to a booming economy and millions of jobs. None of that happened....so why do we continue the historically low tax rates?

 

[Avatar4321]

Is anyone going to actually challenge the definition of fair?

How can anyone challenge it? It's completely subjective.

How is the definition subjective?

 

[Trajan]

Why does anyone want to give more money to a corrupt government that spends frivolously? Creates worthless depts, agencies?

exactly, that is why when asked buffett the bullsnot artist told the reporter he goes his money to the gates foundation etc etc....hes not cutting a check to the gov. either, he gets a deduction for the donations.......but hey that doesn't count, like the fact that his sec. is earning enough to put her amongst the top 2%.

 

[Avatar4321]

Nobody denies we were idiots to allow the wealthy to pay so little in taxes

We were deceived to lead to a booming economy and millions of jobs. None of that happened....so why do we continue the historically low tax rates?

Because they aren't historically low? They are rather high.

 

[Mr Natural]

Nobody denies we were idiots to allow the wealthy to pay so little in taxes

We were deceived to lead to a booming economy and millions of jobs. None of that happened....so why do we continue the historically low tax rates?

Because we (as in you and I and all us regular folks) don't have the political or economic horsepower to change the things that are.

 

[Trajan]

Is anyone going to actually challenge the definition of fair?

Is anyone going to actually challenge the definition of fair?

How can anyone challenge it? It's completely subjective.

see my sig,, it is what it is.