Well, I wasn't really advocating that position, I was just going off a little on the concept of "fairness" in relation to taxes.
I was, however, a little more serious about people who just get entitlements from the government not being allowed to vote.
a little more serious about people who just get entitlements from the government not being allowed to vote.
That in itself is a good reason to go to a visible consumption tax. Participation at all economic levels is key to getting government under control.
An interesting side light on income as a measure of one's economic status in society.
If one defines poverty as incapacity to pay for necessities, the statistical link between low income and "poverty" is not as clear as some would like to believe.
I highly recommend studying the source table, especially as to what is included in the income number (it is quite complete including welfare payments, SS etc.).
Table entries excerpted from ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/special.requests/ce/standard/2001/income.txt
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