Beretta92FSLady
Regular Member
This discussion is pointless if we're not reasonable. Shall we make an attempt? Give me a reasonable answer.
Why should one person pay more for government services than someone else?
We can't agree on what constitutes Reasonable, and not-Reasonable.
I have stated that the wealthy ought to pay a higher tax rate because they can afford it. You find my proposal not-Reasonable; so we are kind of, well, stuck here.
The wealthy ought to pay more because they have reaped greater benefit from the System.
It doesn't matter how it's diced, the wealthy ought to pay more in taxes. I have given much thought to this, and am hard-pressed to justify why Romney would pay 13% on 20-some-odd million per year, while a friend of mine pays somewhere in the neighborhood of 35% on a 110,000 bucks per year.
The wealthy own businesses that pay workers minimum wage, Walmart for example. The owners of Walmart are worth, collectively, more than Bill Gates. The owners benefit from paying individuals a not-livable wage where the individual is forced to rely on the state to help with money, food, and health insurance; it is merely another avenue that wealthy business owners are subsidized. Funny Republicans b*tch about the poor getting help, but are just fine with the wealthy working the system where they get tax breaks, and subsidies that add to their treasure chest of wealth.
My goodness, now I think the wealthy ought to be taxed at least 90%. Thanks for the help!