So Joe... what is the "fair share"???

[rightwinger]

I dont care how little the poor pay as long as they pay their fair share

Gotta love Conservatives

The rich have billions
The poor struggle to survive


They complain that the poor don’t pay enough

 

[Mac-7]

Gotta love Conservatives

The rich have billions
The poor struggle to survive


They complain that the poor don’t pay enough

I want the poor to act more responsibility

the sooner they learn that money does not grow on trees along the Potomac the better for everyone

 

[rightwinger]

I want the poor to act more responsibility

the sooner they learn that money does not grow on trees along the Potomac the better for everyone

They are trying to support their families. Why are you trying to take money from them ?

Meanwhile, the wealthy pay less to society than they have in decades. The burden of the lost revenue has been assumed by working families who have to pay more for education, healthcare, retirement

 

[DBA]

Meanwhile, the wealthy pay less to society than they have in decades. The burden of the lost revenue has been assumed by working families who have to pay more for education, healthcare, retirement

Why should the wealthy be forced to pay a higher percentage of their income? That is penalizing them for making more money. A flat tax would make the most sense, but you lefties don't want that You want the "rich" to pay the way for everyone else.

 

[Mac-7]

They are trying to support their families. Why are you trying to take money from them ?

I want them to act responsibibly and pay their fair share

 

[rightwinger]

I want them to act responsibibly and pay their fair share

What is “fair” about taking money from people who are struggle to support their families while the super wealthy pay less than they have in decades?

 

[rightwinger]

Why should the wealthy be forced to pay a higher percentage of their income? That is penalizing them for making more money. A flat tax would make the most sense, but you lefties don't want that You want the "rich" to pay the way for everyone else.

You tax where the money is

The rich control the wealth in this country

 

[LeftofLeft]

The Golden Rule
He who has the Gold, makes the Rules

We have thousands of pages of tax code, only a few pages offer tax incentives to working Americans

The wealthy have created a system where only income is taxed and Capital Gains are taxed at a much lower rate than ordinary income

Before Reagan, the wealthy used to pay much more in taxes
Time to fix that

Capital gains should absolutely be taxed at a lower rate. This is money that has already been taxed and put at risk and you want to tax it at the same amount of income? You are eroding the reward against risk and providing a disincentive to invest.

 

[rightwinger]

Capital gains should absolutely be taxed at a lower rate. This is money that has already been taxed and put at risk and you want to tax it at the same amount of income? You are eroding the reward against risk and providing a disincentive to invest.

Why should someone who moves money from one place to another be taxed at a lower rate than someone who sweated for the income?


Capital gains are taxed…it hasn‘t been taxed before

 

[healthmyths]

The Golden Rule
He who has the Gold, makes the Rules

We have thousands of pages of tax code, only a few pages offer tax incentives to working Americans

The wealthy have created a system where only income is taxed and Capital Gains are taxed at a much lower rate than ordinary income

Before Reagan, the wealthy used to pay much more in taxes
Time to fix that

Since you hate the rich so much, tell me what do you think those evil, filthy rich do with all those tax savings?
First of all, are you aware that those filthy rich pay taxes?

Key Findings​

• In 2019, taxpayers filed 148.3 million tax returns, reported earning nearly $11.9 trillion in adjusted gross income, and paid $1.6 trillion in individual income taxes.
• The top 1 percent of taxpayers paid a 25.6 percent average individual income tax rate, which is more than seven times higher than taxpayers in the bottom 50 percent (3.5 percent).
• The share of reported income earned by the top 1 percent of taxpayers fell to 20.1 percent from 20.9 percent in 2018. The top 1 percent’s share of federal individual income taxes paid fell to 38.8 percent from 40.1 percent.
• The top 50 percent of all taxpayers paid 97 percent of all individual income taxes, while the bottom 50 percent paid the remaining 3 percent.
• The top 1 percent paid a greater share of individual income taxes (38.8 percent) than the bottom 90 percent combined (29.2 percent).

Summary of the Latest Federal Income Tax Data, 2023 Update

The latest IRS data shows that the U.S. federal individual income tax continued to be progressive, borne primarily by the highest income earners.

taxfoundation.org

But of course you knew this already that the top 50% pay 97% of all income taxes.
And mind you this is Federal taxes... we haven't taken in consideration State, local, property taxes...

But again FACTS don't seem to matter to people that make generalized statements.
Finally those filthy evil rich... I bet you think they bury their money in the backyard or hide under their mattresses RIGHT?

 

[rightwinger]

Since you hate the rich so much, tell me what do you think those evil, filthy rich do with all those tax savings?

Those taxes used to pay for things like infrastructure, healthcare, education, public services

Since the wealthy stopped paying…..that bill went to the working class

What did they do with the money?

They kept it

 

[Mac-7]

What is “fair” about taking money from people who are struggle to support their families while the super wealthy pay less than they have in decades?

Do they demand a trial by jury?

free speech?

the right vote?

if so then they need help pay for the government they secures those rights

 

[rightwinger]

Do they demand a trial by jury?

free speech?

the right vote?

if so then they need help pay for the government they secures those rights

WTF are you babbling about?

 

[Mac-7]

WTF are you babbling about?

They get equal rights and along with that comes responsibility

such as paying their fair share of the taxes

 

[rightwinger]

They get equal rights and along with that comes responsibility

such as paying their fair share of the taxes

Your rights are in the Constitution

Making the wealthy pay more is responsible and fair
The rest of the world gets it

 

[Mac-7]

Your rights are in the Constitution

Making the wealthy pay more is responsible and fair
The rest of the world gets it

You are welcome to your opinion

 

[LeftofLeft]

Why should someone who moves money from one place to another be taxed at a lower rate than someone who sweated for the income?


Capital gains are taxed…it hasn‘t been taxed before

Come on! You really think this about moving money from one account to another? Capital Gains is based on profits or “gains” from an investment. With investments, there is no guarantee of a return. They could lose money. That’s called risk.

Why should someone be taxed at the same rate? You are taxing them double already.

 

[rightwinger]

Come on! You really think this about moving money from one account to another? Capital Gains is based on profits or “gains” from an investment. With investments, there is no guarantee of a return. They could lose money. That’s called risk.

Why should someone be taxed at the same rate? You are taxing them double already.

Now you are getting it Skippy

Capital investments are moving money from one place to another
GAINS have never been taxed
Lose money and you deduct it from profits

Why should investments be taxed at a lower rate than sweat labor?

 

[healthmyths]

Those taxes used to pay for things like infrastructure, healthcare, education, public services

Since the wealthy stopped paying…..that bill went to the working class

What did they do with the money?

They kept it

Oh right! They buried it in their back yards or under their mattresses right????

 

[rightwinger]

Oh right! They buried it in their back yards or under their mattresses right????

Much of it went off seas to protect it

Didnt go to pay workers