” Raise taxes, not on the rich. So who gets taxed? “
I am glad someone else here agrees with me. The threat from socialism doe snot come from the poor but from the rich(at least currently). I think the more we lower their taxes the more liberal they become. It is time to step out of the old paradigm and realize that things have changed and we need to change with it. We need to start raising their taxes. The gang of 8 is probably the most important event in my life to shakeup my existing view of the world.
Flat Tax for everyone. No deductions, NO MORE IRS. And everyone pays taxes, as everyone benefits from what the taxes pay for................
More like, we need to raise the EFFECTIVE taxes on the rich, by eliminating the loopholes they use to evade the taxes that are imposed on the rest of us.
Start by eliminating tax exemption of non-profits. The ultra-rich just LOVE to escape inheritance taxes by shifting money into "charitable" foundations. Make investment income from non-profits' endowments fully taxable. Eliminate the entire rationale for the ultra-wealthy creating their tax-free foundations.