TAX TAX TAX and more TAX

[gandalf]

Are you suggesting ‘regressive’ is fair?

Because that’s what we have in place right now. And it’s definitely not fair.

A flat tax with no avoidance. Great in theory. How is it implemented? How is income defined? What about gains from capital? Anything to reduce the absurd degree of tax avoidance and shirking in the current system.

[SD Realtor]

Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.

[SD Realtor]

Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.

[SD Realtor]

Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.

[SD Realtor]

Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.

[SD Realtor]

Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.

[CA renter]

[quote=SD Realtor]Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.[/quote]

With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).

[CA renter]

[quote=SD Realtor]Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.[/quote]

With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).

[CA renter]

[quote=SD Realtor]Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.[/quote]

With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).

[CA renter]

[quote=SD Realtor]Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.[/quote]

With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).

[CA renter]

[quote=SD Realtor]Gandalf

I do not have any problem with a regressive tax policy. As a libertarian my views are that govt should be smaller and as simple as possible. A regressive tax policy does not seem unfair to me. Some people feel that the more you make the more you should pay. So if I have 3 jobs and work 3 times as hard to make more money I should be penalized more and pay more taxes… Hmmm… like I said, to me THAT seems unfair.

Your greivances to me sound like they have more to do with the tax code and the loopholes then anything else. Yes a straight flat tax on any and all income sounds okay to me whether it is capital gains or income. As long as EVERYONE pays it, I see no problem with it.[/quote]

With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).

[an]

[quote=CA renter]
With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).[/quote]
So is it fair to tax the poor guy who work 3 jobs more than another poor guy that only work 1 job? Assuming because he works 3 jobs, it bumps him up to the next tax bracket.

BTW, you took the extreme cases (very poor and very wealthy). What about the middle class who work 2-3 jobs?

[an]

[quote=CA renter]
With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).[/quote]
So is it fair to tax the poor guy who work 3 jobs more than another poor guy that only work 1 job? Assuming because he works 3 jobs, it bumps him up to the next tax bracket.

BTW, you took the extreme cases (very poor and very wealthy). What about the middle class who work 2-3 jobs?

[an]

[quote=CA renter]
With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).[/quote]
So is it fair to tax the poor guy who work 3 jobs more than another poor guy that only work 1 job? Assuming because he works 3 jobs, it bumps him up to the next tax bracket.

BTW, you took the extreme cases (very poor and very wealthy). What about the middle class who work 2-3 jobs?

[an]

[quote=CA renter]
With all due respect, the majority of people I’ve known who had to work 2-3 jobs were very, very poor. The wealthiest people I’ve known had to do the least amount of work, and what work they did do was much more pleasant than what most poor people do for a living.

Have to agree with Brian on this one. A progressive income tax is the “fairest” tax (IMHO).[/quote]
So is it fair to tax the poor guy who work 3 jobs more than another poor guy that only work 1 job? Assuming because he works 3 jobs, it bumps him up to the next tax bracket.

BTW, you took the extreme cases (very poor and very wealthy). What about the middle class who work 2-3 jobs?

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