Comment Re:FLAT TAX (Score 1) 278
I agree with most of your post, except that you say I am misleading. You quote the word "opportunity" and prefer the word "utilize". I used neither of those terms however. I simply said that the rich benefit more....which they indeed do from a financial perspective.
Otherwise, I agree with you mostly. Call it class warfare then, fine with me, it is justified. When the democratic process has failed because the wealthy control the vote....it is justified. I would go so far as to say criminal....but unfortunately the wealthy have had the power to change the laws to legalize their actions.
I would believe he has a degree in engineering. Most creative minds I know have such backgrounds. No surprise there...but he is going to have less and less customers as money continues to be concentrated at the top.
All I know is that I shouldn't be paying a lower tax rate on my capital gains than someone who actually moves heavy stuff. Isn't right. Slashdot has never been a good place to find people with any form of empathy however. Either way, your last statement is where I think most of us agree. No deductions. None. Done. Except maybe for stuff I buy.
Anyway, i found this interesting when doing some reading on the topic
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Gini_since_WWII.svg
Otherwise, I agree with you mostly. Call it class warfare then, fine with me, it is justified. When the democratic process has failed because the wealthy control the vote....it is justified. I would go so far as to say criminal....but unfortunately the wealthy have had the power to change the laws to legalize their actions.
I would believe he has a degree in engineering. Most creative minds I know have such backgrounds. No surprise there...but he is going to have less and less customers as money continues to be concentrated at the top.
All I know is that I shouldn't be paying a lower tax rate on my capital gains than someone who actually moves heavy stuff. Isn't right. Slashdot has never been a good place to find people with any form of empathy however. Either way, your last statement is where I think most of us agree. No deductions. None. Done. Except maybe for stuff I buy.
Anyway, i found this interesting when doing some reading on the topic
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/01/Gini_since_WWII.svg