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Hobbyprinterguy t1_ivwe7g9 wrote

Reply to comment by BF1shY in Can someone explain question 1 by [deleted]

I see all these comments about paying a fair share. How is it fair if you pay a higher percentage then the next guy for the same and in most cases less benefits. Consider that financial assistance paid from the taxes collected is distributed according to income where the people that pay the most taxes get the least and usually no assistance. Why should someone be punished because they happen to have a job where they make more money then the next guy. I’ve worked my butt off since I was 15 years old in multiple jobs. After over 30 years of hard work I finally make a good paycheck and already am in a higher tax bracket then others. Which means after all my years of hard work I get to pay a larger portion of what I make to the government so they can mismanage it. Fair is everyone pays the same tax rate as the next guy. Stop using the term fair share unless you actually have a plan that is fair. Not just envy over what someone else worked hard to accomplish

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BF1shY t1_ivxwak8 wrote

Because you cannot make a million dollars without exploiting or abusing others.

For someone to make a million there has to be a lot of others making very little.

The least someone who takes advantage can do is to pay 4% for roads and education.

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Bobbydadude01 t1_ivzi52l wrote

Money is worth more to people with less of it. Rich people benefit greatly from society existing. They have the means support it's continued existence. You are never punished for making more money in terms of taxes.

If the tax rate was "fair" as you put it then it would put massive strain on our lower class.

I know this concept is hard to wrap your head around but you will get it eventually.

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charons-voyage t1_ivxoxah wrote

I agree to an extent. I don’t think income should be taxed progressively. However I do think that wealth should be taxed. There are people hoarding 10s of millions of dollars and just keep passing it on for generations, and that money never trickles down to us peasants. I’ve worked my butt off too to get where I am now, and I still don’t even have a penny for every dollar that some of my friends have, solely because their ancestors were rich.

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