[arrogantsob]

Since it is not clear to you this means you have only examined the situation superficially. In case you didn’t notice I specified “federal income taxes” since many of the other penny-ante taxes you concentrate on are well hidden or often trivial so the average dumbass not paying income taxes doesn’t even notice them.

FICA is only “universal” when the payer is WORKING. A large percentage of those not paying any income taxes are NOT working. And FICA rarely goes up. In fact, at present it is not even being collected. And it is one tax which is generally repaid many times over when SS benefits are paid.

Since the parasitic 50% BELIEVES the income tax only impacts those who deserve to have their money confiscated there will never be sufficient numbers supporting reducing or eliminating it. This group is why the Democrat Party still exists.

[Dr. Sivana]

Since it is not clear to you this means you have only examined the situation superficially.

Translation, "Since you do not agree with me you have only examined the situation superficially."

I gave you several historical counterexamples. You have given none. If it were "clear", as you stated earlier, a superficial examination would be sufficient. Most of the time people who say "clearly" or "obviously" really mean to skip a step in the proof.

I've seen this movie before, when the CBIA (CT Business and Industry Association-CT's Chamber of Commerce) backed the state income tax in an unholy alliance with Lowell Weicker. It was broad-based alright, based on AGI. I would say 80% plus had skin in the game, and you had to file even if you made $50. Guess what, the tax has gone up since I left CT, and the state is broke again.

Fix the spending first, THEN talk about playing with tax code.