On 23/01/2010 1:43 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:

Yes, you're right. They're identical tax rates. My point was that a flat tax
isn't appropriate because it's regressive for the lower earner. If you
change the lower number to something more reasonable, say $40K/year vs. $100
(which was just a limiting case to use as an example). Someone who makes
$40K could be someone who works really hard... 10 hours/day 6 days/week,
perhaps two jobs. The person who makes $100K/yr. perhaps might only work 20
hrs./wk. We don't need to get into the socio/economic reasons, but there's
no way to claim that the lower earner is working less hard. Yet, when you
look at a flat tax, the $40K person would keep $36K. The $100K person would
keep $90K. Who is hurt more? Again, which salary would you pick? The answer
is likely obvious. Are we penalizing those who work hard, but have
low-paying jobs? My answer is yes.

Why not go the other way since we are socialising talk.

Why not a fixed head tax, say $10,000 a year. If you can't pay it then
you become a slave. You even lose the right to vote as you are
considered a minor dependant unable to fend for ones self.

The reasoning being in a nanny state of government health care, your ass
is just as expensive as mine to keep. We went to the same schools, thus
should be taxed the same in value. We ge the same government protection
from police, in fact since I make more I have more to loose this even
pose a lower risk.

So why not a fixed head tax?

BTW, I don't agree with a fixed head tax, and I don't agree with
aggressive taxation. The turd that coined progressive tried to use a
positive word for punitive taxation.

I subscribe to flat no deduction taxation, 10% right off the top and no
deductions. Taxed at source on every dollar earned, same rate for
companies as people. No income tax to fill out. Earn $10, get $9. End
of story, no loop holes or BS. No IRA/CRA harasement.

Taxed once at source for things like dividends. End the bull**** of
taxing the company and then the recipient. Reward investors in business
and skip the persecution part.

And taxaton is fixed, governmetn cannot raise or lower it without a
referendum of all affected. And you can only vote if you pay a minimum
of $1000 in taxes. None of this mentality of losers telling winners how
it works.

Government should have it's spending capped as a percentage of gross
income to preven statism creap. If the greedy government wants more
revenue, better make for a good economy with decent jobs or suck for it.