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Originally Posted by mynameisjim
It's not dollar for dollar, it's percentage of income. With a national sales tax the poor and middle class would be paying a much higher percentage of their income towards taxes. You think pushing the middle class and poor further down the economic ladder is good policy? As a businessman, I sure as hell don't want to see that. I want to see the middle class get as many breaks as possible, because they are the ones who spend money in the greatest numbers.
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Yes, but when you talk percentage of income you are classifying people and isn't that against what America is supposed to be about? Aren't you and I supposed to be equals in the eyes of the law? If that's truly the case, why would I be taxed at 33% while you (well someone in the lowest tax bracket) is either taxed at 10%, or they don't pay any taxes at all? How is that fair? That's the wealthy (or capable earners) subsidizing those that don't make so much.
Your logic also makes the least sense on the poor and middle class spending the money in the greatest numbers. There are so many ways to look at this, but as a percentage of their income, no they do not. They spend little. But as a group, sure, they spend a lot.... at WalMart and at KMart... and they vote in a huge block to whomever panders to them the best.
Again, why should a dollar earned by someone that is wealthy be treated any differently than a dollar earned by someone that isn't wealthy??? It's all about the votes.. nothing more.