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donheld

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95. Bad Idea. Really Really bad idea

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Sat Mar 8, 2014, 03:38 AM

Mar 2014

Do you really think you should pay the same tax rate as the Koch Brothers?

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Would you agree to abolishing the IRS and going with a flat tax? [View all] kentuck Mar 2014 OP

no. n/t NMDemDist2 Mar 2014 #1

No! nt rdharma Mar 2014 #2

No CBGLuthier Mar 2014 #3

No bigwillq Mar 2014 #4

No. It's extremely regressive. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #5

No Gothmog Mar 2014 #6

NO. HappyMe Mar 2014 #7

only if that flat tax had a steep positive slope Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #8

no, no, all of them, no, no Vincardog Mar 2014 #9

Only if by flat you mean "at an angle upward" A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #10

No on point Mar 2014 #11

A flat tax on total wealth? YES. reformist2 Mar 2014 #12

Wouldn't a tax based on wealth only promote consumption and discourage savings? For example kelly1mm Mar 2014 #34

Is spending worse than hoarding? FrodosPet Mar 2014 #40

It can be, depending on how you see things. But do you not see a problem kelly1mm Mar 2014 #47

I don't see a problem. A poor person who wins a million should not pay the same as a rich person. reformist2 Mar 2014 #64

It would be a good thing for everyone if the rich spent more of their money. reformist2 Mar 2014 #65

Unless you see the link between consumption and environmental degredation. Maybe they kelly1mm Mar 2014 #66

Hell NO! VanillaRhapsody Mar 2014 #13

Not just no, but FUCK NO! hatrack Mar 2014 #14

No Warren DeMontague Mar 2014 #15

No. Absolutely not. closeupready Mar 2014 #16

NO dwilso40641 Mar 2014 #17

NO! Cleita Mar 2014 #18

fuck no nt geek tragedy Mar 2014 #19

No. nt bemildred Mar 2014 #20

I'd be fine with that badtoworse Mar 2014 #21

No. nt Wounded Bear Mar 2014 #22

Have a flat tax of say 15% and a property tax of 10% upaloopa Mar 2014 #23

What about the 7.5% FICA tax that ends at @$113,000?? kentuck Mar 2014 #45

That is for Social Security. It is a good idea to upaloopa Mar 2014 #48

Isn't it included in the general fund? kentuck Mar 2014 #61

It is a loan upaloopa Mar 2014 #62

FICA should not have a cutoff limit seveneyes Mar 2014 #84

No flat tax rate, period. And a 10% property tax rate will hurt all families who've managed pnwmom Mar 2014 #59

That is lunacy gerogie2 Mar 2014 #24

NO! jzola Mar 2014 #25

NO NO NO! hunter Mar 2014 #26

No - a flat tax is regressive. GoneOffShore Mar 2014 #27

fuck no cthulu2016 Mar 2014 #28

I'm against a flat tax. But the game is already rigged. lob1 Mar 2014 #29

No. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2014 #30

'A'ole makemake! KamaAina Mar 2014 #31

No nadinbrzezinski Mar 2014 #32

Nah.. but get rid of the income tax SomethingFishy Mar 2014 #33

It depends on what you mean by "flat tax" Swede Atlanta Mar 2014 #35

My son in law favors a national sales tax and the elimination of the IRS. ... spin Mar 2014 #36

The so-called Fair Tax is also a joke Gothmog Mar 2014 #43

not if we start throwing them in prison for doing it Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #54

How do we do that if they use the legal loopholes they helped to create to avoid paying taxes? (n/t) spin Mar 2014 #69

Close loopholes. Imprison accordingly Pretzel_Warrior Mar 2014 #74

Great idea except that the rich contribute to the campaigns of those we elect ... spin Mar 2014 #75

The flat tax sounds like a bad idea Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2014 #37

Answers. Chan790 Mar 2014 #38

Absolutely NOT! The poor get screwed and the rich do better. nt my 2 cents. Auntie Bush Mar 2014 #39

A flat tax would have to be at least a 29% tax on every item sold, food, clothing, everything sold CK_John Mar 2014 #41

This, Sir Is a Not Just No But Fuck No Proposition The Magistrate Mar 2014 #42

Nope Bettie Mar 2014 #44

This OP needs a POLL. tosh Mar 2014 #46

No and fuck no. I don't get the get rid of the IRS piece either TheKentuckian Mar 2014 #49

NO, A consumption tax would choke the poor/middle while allowing the rich to roll their NightWatcher Mar 2014 #50

I'll play jmowreader Mar 2014 #51

NO. Flat taxes are a simplistic approach that shafts the 99% and favors the rich. n/t winter is coming Mar 2014 #52

NOT A CHANCE! BillZBubb Mar 2014 #53

Now that we have that settled. kentuck Mar 2014 #55

Any tax plan that includes "abolishing the IRS" as a positive is already starting out silly. Captain Stern Mar 2014 #56

No shenmue Mar 2014 #57

We wouldn't have a balanced budget without a tax rate that was much too high pnwmom Mar 2014 #58

I prefer a staggered tax JJChambers Mar 2014 #60

I do agree with this with one stipulation. proudretiredvet Mar 2014 #83

Yes, exactly. JJChambers Mar 2014 #87

No. old guy Mar 2014 #63

No, try again... XRubicon Mar 2014 #67

The "Flat tax" is extremely regressive. Nearly as much so as the "sales tax only" Doctor_J Mar 2014 #68

Not no... TroglodyteScholar Mar 2014 #70

Shit no! nt Earth_First Mar 2014 #71

Sure, absolutely! Trailrider1951 Mar 2014 #72

That's not flat badtoworse Mar 2014 #89

absolutely not quaker bill Mar 2014 #73

No. Ed Suspicious Mar 2014 #76

Nope. cui bono Mar 2014 #77

yes, but... RedstDem Mar 2014 #78

Personally seveneyes Mar 2014 #79

fuck no. n/t lumberjack_jeff Mar 2014 #80

Heeeeell NO! liberalmuse Mar 2014 #81

No sakabatou Mar 2014 #82

No, you need progressivity. Benton D Struckcheon Mar 2014 #85

No !!! WillyT Mar 2014 #86

we already have a flat tax in ten states ... MindMover Mar 2014 #88

no what we need is a wealth tax frwrfpos Mar 2014 #90

We'd still need somebody to process the tax returns krispos42 Mar 2014 #91

No! truebluegreen Mar 2014 #92

No. Euphoria Mar 2014 #93

I think it could work actually. cherokeeprogressive Mar 2014 #94

Bad Idea. Really Really bad idea donheld Mar 2014 #95