[chimera]

That's the thing I always tell these "tax us more" liberals. If they really are sincere about wanting to pay more taxes, they don't need the government to tell them to pay more. That can just pay it. The Treasury will accept their check as a voluntary contribution to reducing the national debt. Funny thing is, when I ask them if they've paid anything yet, they either say they haven't, or, more often, they get a sad, nasty look on their face and shuffle away mumbling some kind of insult.

I have often thought that some 'Pub should start a bill through requiring that any political leader who proposes higher taxes first make a "voluntary" contribution to the Treasury in an amount equal to what an average taxpayer would have to pay (or more). Lead by example, put their money where their big mouths are, first in line to pay.

[Lord_Baltar]

Here’s a Fix for the whole issue.

Flat Tax. Set the Tax Percentage, and apply it straight across the board. No loopholes.

April 15th becomes the day you send Uncle Sam a Post Card.

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Funny thing is, when I ask them if they've paid anything yet, they either say they haven't, or, more often, they get a sad, nasty look on their face and shuffle away mumbling some kind of insult.

The reason is that they don't really mean "tax us more" when they say that. They mean "tax other people who have more money than us more." While the words are coming out of their mouths, they are already thinking about where they could successfully stash their own money to avoid the tax increases they are advocating.

No matter how wealthy they are, it bothers them that others have more money than they do, and they think "those people" should be doing more to help the poor they feel guilty about.