"Capt. JG" wrote in message
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"Bob Crantz" wrote in message
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Who says the rich have to pay taxes at a higher rate?

A lot of them say it themselves.

Only Democrats, Jon. And then they were referring to *other* rich people,
not themselves. You know, like Republicans. :-)


No where else in society do the rich have to pay more for things like
cars, bread, etc. The cost is the same for everyone for the same product.

They certainly do! They buy the best. I haven't seen too many billionaires
driving 1962 Chevys.

Are you kidding? Didn't you see the Jackson-Barrett auto auction on TV? I
believe a '62 Chevy went for over $100K. Not too many poor can own those
babies. Now, talk about 1984 Honda Accords and Ford Taruses and you're
getting closer, but your point is still not valid. Most of the "poor folk"
coming to my office are driving newer sport utes and such. Their kids have
X-Box, Play Station, and such, and they all have computers with high-speed
Internet, HD TVs, and DVD players. The point is, for the same car, rich and
poor pay the same.


How come you want to deny the poor their chance to pay the same?

??

The poor should pay more in taxes. The consume more government services
and individually contribute less to society. The poor should pay their
fair share too!

You should pay more. You require more mental health services.

A federal sales tax is far and away the most equitable tax, especially if
some compromise is made for the truly poor in the form of sales tax
reduction. Buy more, contribute more tax, spend less, contribute less.
Obviously the rich spend more than the poor, so they would contribute more
to the fed coffers, but their contributions would not be mandatory nor
confiscatory, as they are now.

Max