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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Taxes aren't about what's fair and what's not fair. What's fair, is that ALL children have the same opportunity to have the same quality education, and that all children are GIVEN (not purchased) the same opportunity to thrive and grow up to be contributing adults and participating in a civilized country.
Premise A) If that means millionaire's 10% tax comes to $50,000 while a poor person's 10% tax comes to $5 then yes. It's fair.
Premise B) When a millionaire buys a 12-pack of toilet paper, he's paying 7% sales tax, same as the poor person who buys it. They both pay 7% of the cost of that pack of toilet paper.
So unless you're okay with the poor person living in the millionaire's house, you'll need to just accept that the dollar amount will be different, because the poor person is paying tax on a different product - even though the percentage is the same.
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I knew I could draw you out with my post
So, to continue:
Premise A----grossly unfair, especially when irresponsible people have 6 children that they can't afford but expect the rest of us to pay for them
Premise B) VERY fair---pay the same for the same product, pay the same sales tax. Charmin is sold at a set price, not at a percentage of income.