No one should ever pay any income tax at all. The miniscule Constitutional Government, should be entirely funded through tiny used fees for it’s services, and relatively small duties placed on imports and exports. Shrink government to Constitutional proportions, not raise the racketeering to profitablity. Foreigners have largely quit buying our debt. Not the Fed is printing money to keep up spending. The collapse in the house of cards is accelerating. Best to get readyfor it, now.
I think “the rich” should be forced to where Blue face paint in public so that everyone can tell who they are.
Ah, yes, those “greedy, selfish, moneygrubbing, uncaring” denizens of the “1%” who rake in more than $250,000 in income.
Has the “Occupiers” and “Fairsharers” ever, ever critized the mega MILLION amounts paid to Rock Star, Actors, Actresse with plastic (you know),political insiders and cronies, football players, baseball and basketball players, tort lawyers, and assorted liberals? I musn’t ommit Union leaders, and College/University officialdom.
If they have, I must have missed it
Apparently it is only business people, doctors and those in the medical fields, industrialists, and conservatives in general.
In other words, “I demand my rights to what YOU have.”
Move election day to April 15th and watch how fast tax codes/rates are changed.
Romney admitted he paid ‘around’ 15%.
Kerry paid less than 3% on millions of income back when he was running for President.
30% to 35% would be a good start.
A lot of us working schlubs have to pay well over 30% to make up for people like Romney and Kerry paying 15% and 3%.
What does Warren Buffet care? He lives off the company benefits and takes a $100k salary. HE is gaming the system to pay less taxes!
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.
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.