This is what is destroying our country
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ginwilly
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You can tax exempt food items under a certain cost (Kobe beef, faux gras taxed, burger and potted meat not) same with clothing.
You can have a flat tax that escalates with items costing more than 6 figures having a higher tax, 7 figures even higher...
I don't think there is anyone out there who looks at our tax code and thinks we got it right, nothing wrong with coming up with ideas that would fix that.
ttystikk
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The idea that there are lots of them in jail is an excuse to change the law?! Hey, maybe we should step up enforcement, because IT MIGHT ACTUALLY BE WORKING! One can only hope, right?
ttystikk
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I think arguments for flat taxes show a failure to understand the economic underpinnings of the problem- which can't be fixed with band aids like exemptions for various items.
Fifty percent of every fucking dime over your first hundred grand. If you don't like how it's spent, get involved!
ginwilly
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Those in power have granted themselves the power to receive bribes without calling them bribes. Let's fix that.
Or is granting themselves power the job you elected them to do? It may be your reasons, but it's not mine.
ginwilly
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Depending on where you live it's already that. If you live in California, are single and make 6 figures, after you pay income tax, property tax and sales tax, not to mention licensing fees for damn near everything, you are above 50%.
100k in a lot of areas is still week to week living.
ttystikk
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Exactly. So why the Fuck does Mr Romney get to pay just 14.1% on his MILLIONS in income?!
ginwilly
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I don't have time to look, but I'm sure it's because of something in our 50K page tax code.
I don't have answers, only suggestions, but we all recognize that our tax code is a major problem. Our corporate laws are a major problem to those of us who are not rich. Gerrymandering districts are a major problem when a politician has no fear of not being re-elected.
We have lots of issues, but it seems we are becoming more aware of them. Our history has been to treat the symptoms and not the cause though, so I'd like to see us identify causes before we "fix" anything.
NLXSK1
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You skipped over the point that the politicians use the 11,000 pages of IRS code as a place to create legislation for financial favors.
It wasnt my intention to divert the conversation to what is more or less fair in society. It was my intention to show you how legislation and the power to make that legislation gives business the incentive to pad politicians pockets.
By the way, rich people EARNED the money they have. They have already paid tax on it. If someone makes 10* what you do under a flat tax they pay 10* what you do in taxes. I am not sure why that isnt fair.
We already have all the laws we need and about 10 million we probably don't.
The constitution is only a few pages long. Yet under its guide, the USA became one of the best countries to live in the world.
I just don't see how constantly creating new laws helps the country.
Seems to me the one power that Congress has, but never uses, is the power of impeachment.
because it's not "income" it's "capital gains"
First, there's the issue where a POLITICAL PARTY has any g'damn thing to do with our justice system. FUCK that.
Second, there's the corrupt money issue that needs to end. At this point in our history, I don't even think it's possible to PRETEND that our politicians are anything other than the corrupt pieces of shit they prove themselves to be all the time. They need to be held accountable, and either voted out of office, or sent to jail for their corrupt practices.
Finally, there's the issue involving two agencies that have become political tools, instead of tools of the people they are supposed to serve. Both the FBI and the IRS need to be unleashed on our federal government in order to END the corrupt practices of ALL our sorry ass politicians, NO MATTER THE PARTY AFFILIATION. Both agencies are equipped and capable of finding out who the biggest shitbags are in our government, and HOLDING THEM LEGALLY ACCOUNTABLE for their corrupt practices.
Bottom line is that the political party system NEEDS TO GO, as does the bribery system in place to support them.
MuyLocoNC
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Translation:
The Republicans learned the game we've been playing with unions and bullshit foundations for decades, so NOW it's time to stop. Fuck that, eat the shit sandwich you created.
ChesusRice
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The whole flat tax scamnario was advanced by Malcolm Forbes. Who do you think would benefit from a Flat tax scamnario?
Padawanbater2
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Are you really such a partisan hack that you don't recognize the problem of essentially unlimited money influencing politics is bad for everyone, including you?
Truly astounding
GOP targets silly fucks just like you
ChesusRice
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Goddamn. You can get dumber
ChesusRice
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He recognizes the problem.
Then he tries to pawn it off with false equivalence.
MuyLocoNC
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Yeah, apparently you forget something of us have been alive for over 40 years and have working memories. The Republicans are finally playing the game the Dems have been playing for DECADES and all of a sudden big money is bad.
You may have missed the SCOTUS decision on the subject. It's legal and I firmly support every dollar invested in ridding this country of the ideas and policies that you and the ilk like you support. That kind of dumb costs money to destroy.
MuyLocoNC
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Lol at false equivalence. Our money is gooooood, their money is baaaaaaad.