Two and a half years ... only because I was looking for the story for a friend and stumbled across the board today. And why put a statute of limitations on a discussion? I'm Australian, we can discuss for years. :)
Where I was "wrong" was when I failed to clarify that I was discussing your "everyone should get 20%" doesn't work in reality. I should have asked when you last saw a tax cut that was made across all tax brackets to end up as a flat percentage for everyone? :)
That's not the way tiered taxation has ever worked. Unless you have a flat taxation method, you can't get the result you are looking for. The person in the highest bracket takes the benefits from each previous brackets with them by default.
But I say borrow from a third world African nation. They've just had their debt wiped out, maybe they'd return the favour. :)
Anyhow, I thank you for taking the time to comment two years plus later. :)
Where I was "wrong" was when I failed to clarify that I was discussing your "everyone should get 20%" doesn't work in reality.Well,in reality a restaraunt owner CAN give everyone an across the board discount. Restaraunt owners don't usually divvy up the bills for their customers.
The obviously juvenile made up story about a restaurant owner giving a discount is a poor analogy for OUR taxes...Get it?