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Originally Posted by Rich Iwaszko
You are exactly correct..........The graduated tax is based on ability to pay and it works. The problem is that the rich overtime convinced congress to create tax loopholes for them so that system doesn't work. The fault is in the system. Its simple as I said, once you make 1 million you pay on the gross 33%, all deductions go away. And you won't need 87,000 workers and you could employ 6th graders to check returns. It works, but the rich control the system and the politicians.
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My guess is that you think this works because it is not you paying the lion's share. And if the rich truly controlled the system, they wouldn't be paying the overwhelming portion of the tax burden. It is the politicians who control the system. And the politicians benefit by pleasing the greatest number of people, which increases their odds of re-election. And that is why 60% of households pay nothing.