Posted on 02/27/2012 8:37:26 AM PST by tobyhill
A new poll suggests that Warren Buffett's call for high-income Americans to pay more in taxes may not have the backing that the investment mogul believes.
The Hill newspaper interviewed 1,000 likely voters and results released Monday show 75 percent of them think the "most appropriate top tax rate for families earning $250,000 or more" is 30 percent or less.
Currently, upper income Americans pay a 35 percent rate, and President Obama and several Democrats in Congress want to raise that rate to nearly 40 percent next year.
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I’m not sure the average democrat realizes that if a millionaire paid the same percentage as everyone else, that he would still pay greater sum than everyone who makes less than he does. I think the prime enemy of this republic isn’t abject poverty. It’s abject ignorance.
It's legal.
What does a man’s income, assets or consumption, have IN ANY WAY to do with his obligation to pay for government services?
Taxes should be a flat AMOUNT per citizen to support a microscopically small and limited government shell of very basic functions.
absolutely! However my version has merit. You can tell the rich by the cars they drive, the clothing they wear and where they hang out.
The welfare recipient is sometimes much harder to identify because they also drive the rich mans car, wear his clothing, and have the same toys he does.
I can totally believe it too.
I agree 100%!!
Well said.
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