Would you change political party if the opposition party were to introduce a
1% tax on all commercial transactions with no deductions and no income tax? This consumption tax would be applicable to all transactions with no exceptions. Corporations, business, non-profits, individuals, government, etc. would all pay the same amount. This would be real "fairness" - no exemptions. Are you ready to establish this through a citizen congress pressing each state to adopt a Constitutional Amendment?
Uh yeah, that is a madman's idea of fairness.
If you think the guy making $10 000 a year and struggling to pay for his wife's cancer treatment paying the same percentage tax as a corporation making tens of billions in profit a year is fair then you don't understand basic ethics or economics...
I use that example because I was there once.
as usual, a negative spin on the question. Nothing indicated that the revenue earned in this tax would not be used to support the "general welfare" of the nation. Besides, $100 would appear to be miniscule compared to the $millions from corporations
A hundred bucks is the difference between being able to keep a roof over your head and not. A corporation on the other hand does not feel the impact of a few million nearly as much
again, you attempt to confuse emotional thinking as total economic stature for everyone. if you think a guy making $10,000 & struggling to pay cancer treatment cannot afford 1% then you fail fairness. When everyone pays, everyone gets support.
I have literally been in the position where I cannot afford the $100 for exactly that reason. As in 100 was what I needed to stay close enough to being on time with rent that we wouldn't be evicted. Yo have no idea how much money $100 dollars was.
Josak - you have no idea whether know of your stated poverty position. I spent many years in the poverty line. This was caused by the overtaxing government. But you still mix it wrong - fairness is everyone pays and everyone wins - that is fair.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co … 05400.htmlThey might be perfectly fine with someone who wants to be the other gender, but, heaven forbid, they find someone with a different view of government, it's just too much evil to stomach, apparently.
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