While I support raising income taxes on high earners because they benefit the most, payroll taxes should continue to be a fixed percentage, proportional to the benefit. It's a defined contribution and a defined benefit. Why screw that up? Income taxes can be structured however they want.
Julie "Julie Pinball" P. replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Why should someone pay $200,000 in taxes and someone else pay $2,000 a year in taxes for access to the same roads, same benefits and same baaaaadass military.
George "I Hit to Many Left Turns to Make it Right" B. replied 1 month, 1 week ago
The ratio of payroll taxes paid by the rich and poor is far closer to 1:1 than income taxes. This is just political grandstanding. If he really wanted to rock the boat he would go after rich people on income taxes. 250,000 is not a lot of money either. Far from being rich, more like comfortable.
Brian "too bad, deal with it" S. replied 1 month, 1 week ago
what I would do to this clown if I saw him in a back alley somewhere.... do people not understand what payroll taxes are for? and where the vast majority of the "revenues" from these by nature must come from? oh how we set arbitrary limits in this country for what's considered "wealthy". check the tax laws, generally you're punished severely for making over $125,000. I don't know about ...
Brian "too bad, deal with it" S. replied 1 month, 1 week ago
Why should someone pay $200,000 in taxes and someone else pay $2,000 a year in taxes for access to the same roads, same benefits and same baaaaadass military. -- you act like everyone actually pays income taxes or something! anyone making under a certain amount pay nothing state or federal. shouldn't there at least pay a token amount? a minimum tax of say, $500 a year? and I won't even ...
what I would do to this clown if I saw him in a back alley somewhere.... do people not understand what payroll taxes are for? and where the vast majority of the "revenues" from these by nature must come from? oh how we set arbitrary limits in this country for what's considered "wealthy". check the tax laws, generally you're punished severely for making over $125,000. I don't know about you, but one...
While I support raising income taxes on high earners because they benefit the most, payroll taxes should continue to be a fixed percentage, proportional to the benefit. It's a defined contribution and a defined benefit. Why screw that up? Income taxes can be structured however they want.
Why should someone pay $200,000 in taxes and someone else pay $2,000 a year in taxes for access to the same roads, same benefits and same baaaaadass military.
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