We often hear talk of how the wealthy need to pay their fair share. What exactly is the fair share?
I’ve heard that in California, the top 1% of income tax filers pay close to 40% of all income tax revenue collected by the state. And they pay at marginal rates up to 13%, over and above what they pay in federal income tax.
I have a pet peeve about this fair share talk. Because assuming everyone is following the tax laws and filing returns lawfully, they are by definition paying their fair share.
Excellent idea by the Left. I hope they put a surtax on wealthy productive people that is so high they continue the exodus to states like Texas that welcome them.
Leftists seem mired in a time warp where the location of your home or business is determined by geographical considerations like harbors and old growth cities.
Another case of not being able to. Fix stuck on stupid.
The "fair share" rhetoric of Progressive cult leaders (and that's what Progressivism is) needs to be confronted head-on by demanding to know just which citizens are to be trusted to decide what that "fair share" is, and why are they to be trusted with such power over their fellow Americans?
Witness the formerly ordinary citizens like Bill and Hillary Clinton and the Obamas who formerly were relatively "poor" by some standards and now have demonstrated their love and greed for money. The same can be said of leaders in both Parties. Can they be trusted to make such a decision on behalf of the rest of American citizens?
Only a totalitarian philosophy can tolerate allowing some citizens in the society to legalize the "taking" of hard-earned income by some citizens from the pockets of other citizens! That totalitarian philosophy is exemplified by the Progressive ideology as is exhibited daily by the cult's spokespersons.