George writes: Z, Joe and Jane "Sixpack" don't influence politicians. Millionaires do. If people making millions of dollars had to pay the same rate as on their income, they would be clamoring to get that rate lowered. While sipping their favorite beverage, under the NRST, they would probably talk about the government supplied amenities we "all" should have. Concert halls, museums, ballparks and arenas, race tracks, etc and conclude that the tax rate needs to be raised. It's already happened. It caused the Boston tea party. Your utopia just don't exist. Peace and love, George. 178
Zon: The fact of the matter is, politicians need votes to get elected and reelected. Joe and Jane "Smith" are in the majority and their votes can keep any tax-rate raising politician from being elected. Their massive number of votes can also elect a politician that will lower the tax rate. It seems all too clear that you're implying that votes don't matter and the only way politicians would lower the tax rate was if multi-millionaires bribed them. 205
Most times, Politicians make their most odious votes as "lame ducks". They don't care if they get re-elected. Some make "mistakes" like the former Bush. And, it really doesn't matter if the odious politicians get re-elected anyway. Most times if not all, their replacements are odious politicians with the BIG government ideals.
Yeah sure George, politicians don't get voted into office by the massive number of poor and middle class voters. And politicians don't care if the get reelected. They just look like career politicians. Sure George, whatever ever you say George.