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Old 09-21-2023, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
So, back to what is fair. The upper-income people pay out more taxes, which the fed government spends on things like National Defense (an Army, Navy etc). Now suppose that Russia conquers the US and takes everything from everybody in the US as spoils of war. Now ask oneself, "Who lost the most" the rich person or the poor person? I would say that the rich person lost the most (has the most to lose) - therefore it IS FAIR AND RIGHT that the rich person pays MORE (more taxes) for the US Army, Navy and etc than the poor person.
If only taxes worked that way... News flash! You don't get to decide on what the gubmint spends your tax money...
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