What could be more fair than a flat tax? Exempt the first $25,000 and pay a percentage of every dollar earned above that, whether its $1.00 or $1 million. Everybody has skin in the game, there are no disincentives to earning more money. Tax returns are simpler, and anyone knows where they stand.
the only ones who do not pay their fair share of taxes are the 47% that pay none
A few observations:
Most people are innumerate and confused between marginal and average rates.
Typically, the Democrats decry the rates (without specifying marginal versus average, or the deduction regime) that the “rich” pay. But, when asked “How much is fair?” there is no answer—the real answer is always “More.”
This brings us to the fundamental problem: The simple, and true measure of burden on the productive is how much the government takes from them. One way of looking at this is to examine how big a share of the economy passes through the Federal, and State governments, plus estimating the amount that is spent because of “mandates”. This is the burden, which taxes partially pay for. We have to keep our eye on the ball—if the burden went down, so would taxes in the aggregate, as well as the deficit.
I pay more in taxes than I get in representation, so, yes, I do pay MORE than my fair share!
NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION!!!
Please someone tell me the definition of “Fair Share”.
Only makes sense if you conclude that taxing income is the way to fund government. Flat taxes have been under discussion for a great many years...to no avail.
There’s a large component of the public (myself included) who find consumption taxes as the better way. That argument is ongoing, as well.
Regardless of where someone settles on that argument, the deeper reality is this: Tax Reform without Spending Reform is a fool’s game.
Get the government (at all levels) off the scam model that is baseline budgeting and replace it with true zero-based budgeting. Sunset ALL government programs as an element of their enabling legislation.
And, ideally, return the Federal government back within the confines of the Constitution...scrap the Dept of Ag, Dept of Ed, Dept of Energy, HHS, IRS, the Fed, and all the rest of the commie claptrap that has been foist on the American people in the last 200 years.
Wean back from the social support nets...SocSec, Medicare, Food stamps, and all the rest. Get the government out of everything not covered by the enumerated powers.
That’s a good start.
Do you pay your “fair share” of taxes?
NOPE my fair share would be one heck of alot less than it is now. Who had the idea that sending money to DC was actually a good thing? Must have been some idiot.
Property owners are paying much more than their fair share. As for taxes, no new taxes! Cut spending!