Right-Wing Challenge: Fair Income Tax For The Top 50% vs Bottom 50%

[Robert W]

of course you would cause youre a commie thief,,

the problem there is military spending is required and such a low percentage that any cut would have no effect,,

better to cut out the free handouts and tax the people not paying anything into a system they take from,,

fair is everyone paying in equally,,

Democrats are not one bit interested in them paying more. They want us treated like these two men. Man 1 falls and seriously needs his leg amputated. Man 2, does not fall, and they expect the doctor to cut off his legs. Because the uninjured man is rich.

 

[Mac-7]

How much can you get from the bottom 50% on this graph? How much money can you get from people with no money? I am 100% opening to listening to logic. Show me some.

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Not much in the way of new taxes

But we could reduce spending through federal subsidies like the EITC, welfare for migrants either legal or illegal, and other foolish giveaways

 

[Robert W]

The real question is, What kind of society do you want?
Do you want a place where society looks after their weakest and most vulnerable OR where your chance to succeed is better than most if you work hard?

What do you do for the homeless? When you see a man sitting on the street, do you go to him and give them cash?

 

[Mac-7]

What do you do for the homeless? When you see a man sitting on the street, do you go to him and give them cash?

Or maybe light his crack pipe

Or share a needle with him

 

[Frankeneinstein]

Here is the challenge and it is based on next year's budget.

You need to raise about $2.4T in personal income taxes just to be $2.0T short of next year's expenses (Trump's plan) in a way that allows people to also live a life.

How do you raise your $2.4T from income taxes between the two halves of earners? Bottom half and top half.

Today we get 98% from the top 50% as it is circled in red on the chart to the right but as you can see they earn almost all the income and certainly 100% of the discretionary income after you put bare bones living expenses against $23k vs 137k.

What is "fair" to you?

I predict a long line of right-wingers suggesting we take $200B from people making $23K still leaving a $1.6T deficit without regard to how one would live. But maybe they will surprise me with some thoughtful reflection on income tax burdens and living with low means.

GO!

Trump 2026 Budget
$7T in Expenses

$2.4T of Income Tax
$1.7T of Payroll Tax
$0.5T of Corporate Tax
$0.5T of Excise and Tariffs
$5.2T of Revenue

$1.8T Deficit


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How does the federal tax system affect low-income households?

taxpolicycenter.org

TRANSLATION: "Well the 'fair share' scam has failed miserably, lets see if I can baffle em with some other bullspit plan"...how bout the cuban model where there is no wealthy class [outside of the taxing elites] and just treat everyone unfairly equally?