edthecynic
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- Oct 20, 2008
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Well, because it is a CAPITALISTIC country!!! The wealthy benefit most from the government protecting the right to private ownership of capital assets.Yeah, you're right, the top 20% paid 69% of the taxes, but the top 10% own more wealth than the bottom 90% combined, they should be paying MORE than 90% of the taxes, they aren't taxed enough, the bottom 90% is taxed too much, and that includes 50% of your 20%
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Why do you say that? Why should one person have to pay more for running this country than another because they own more wealth or make more money?
Did you ever have a room mate when you were in college or something? If so, did y'all sit down and see who had more wealth and/or income and pro-rate each of your shares of the rent? Or did you just split the rent?
When you go to buy a loaf of bread in the store, do they ask you how much wealth and/or income you have then charge you more or less for that loaf of bread than they would charge somebody else based on that?
The premise that someone who has more wealth should pay more of a share of what it costs to sustain what government spends in this country is totally unsubstantiated.
But thank you for revealing that CON$ are in reality SOCIALISTS, they believe in SOCIALIZED TAXES.