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Originally posted by punkworld
I'm in a hurry, so I'll have to complete this post later, but you missed one thing:
Like the money that goes into business, the money that goes into taxes also benefits society. It pays for policemen, highways, hospitals, schools, teachers, universities, science, the military, etc. All those things are needed to make society run.
Like you said, the 20k of the common worker won't do jack shit in business. Neither will it in taxes. However, if you tax the common worker with his 20k a year 25%, that means he won't be able to afford a car, or won't be able to make rent or whatever.
If you tax the guy making 1 million a year 25%, he'll still be able to live extremely well, with a huge house, some nice cars, etc.
Communism is an extremely dumb idea that doesn't work. We know that.
But this isn't about making everyone equal. It's about being able to pay for the necessities of society and letting the strongest shoulders bear the heaviest burden. With progressive taxes people can still get extremely rich. It'll just benefit society as a whole more and have less negative impact on the lives of people.
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yes, i agree that i didn't address the societal issues.
some of those problems have been created and deeply entrenched in society, and you're not going to be able to change that. the whole "government should pay for me mentality".
it's a delicate balancing act, a very fine line that must be met properly.
but, a lot of people seem to think if you take all the rich's money so they're more like everyone else, things will be a happy harmony. you can't simply tax the hell out of the rich while alleviating the poor's burden.
i do agree the tax situation needs to be reformed, but where is the happy medium? i'm not entirely sure.
i always thought a flat tax was an interesting idea, but i'd have to do more research into its implications to pass judgement on it.