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Why should the rich pay more taxes? [View all] Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 OP
Exactly. He who benefits the most should pay the most. Live and Learn Nov 2012 #1
Keep that under your hat. If word gets out they'll strip the beaches and quarries in a flash. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #3
fgfhghgf TracyP Dec 2012 #37
It's not a pay for what you use society. Gregorian Nov 2012 #2
I can totally relate. We have no children and not a lot of income, so the school taxes hit us hard. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #4
You're absolutely right meow2u3 Nov 2012 #16
Another argument I love to use against that ("I don't have any kids, why am I paying for schools!?") Grown2Hate Nov 2012 #18
Great point. Lots of people who didn't have kids paid taxes to help fund the schools Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #32
It's worth thinking of it theKed Nov 2012 #26
I was a public school teacher and did enough parenting in that position that I don't think I've got Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #33
I don't mean to construe theKed Nov 2012 #35
Teaching does involve a certain degree of surrogate parenting. The degree often having Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #36
Remember that for the past 30 years wealth has been redistributed upwards. socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #5
Interesting. The bit about people who can saving more because of their short wages is an aspect I'd Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #7
Yes, for some reason these people are driven socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #12
I would have cashed out at 10 million and traveled the world and done a million other things there's Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #17
This is the very dangerous thing about 401Ks socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #24
My dad has diabetes and had a quadruple bypass about 5 years ago, at which time they said he could Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #28
Because that's where the money is Warpy Nov 2012 #6
I'm with you on this, you bank-robber quoting socialist, you. Every time, and it is increasingly Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #9
What about other countries? Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #8
First link=page not found. Can you repost? Will try the others now. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #10
Try these Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #21
Thanks. Here's a really salient excerpt I'd like to highlight from that guardian.co link: Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #25
it does need to be made clear Rosa Luxemburg Nov 2012 #30
Second link is broken as well. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #11
. Prometheus_unbound Nov 2012 #13
I don't feel the least bit apologetic. And no, taxation isn't robbery. You may find you're shopping Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #14
Taxation is more like dues IphengeniaBlumgarten Nov 2012 #19
Right. If you have the money but just don't want to pay your dues, get out of the club. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #23
I posted another, more practical reason the rich should pay more meow2u3 Nov 2012 #15
Thanks, that's an angle I'd never considered. Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #27
Because they own a much bigger stake of the country. begin_within Nov 2012 #20
They take more advantage from a successful country... sorechasm Nov 2012 #22
I doubt that most of them have thought it through to that extent, but I agree renate Dec 2012 #44
Yep. The first link I posted spells that out in detail. I feel like starting an email chain with Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #29
Makes perfect sense! Nerdette Nov 2012 #31
Right, but the point of my post was to provide "talking points" and background for Dems to use when Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2012 #34
I am one of those people trying to figure it out. TracyP Dec 2012 #38
Um, must be a nice bubble you live in. hunter Dec 2012 #39
Aside from the fact that I'd guess most of us would say an annual income of 250K does indeed make Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #41
Number 1: did you read my link? Can you argue against any of those points? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #43
because they have too many dressage horses Rosa Luxemburg Dec 2012 #40
Can one ever really have too many dressage horses? Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #42
Another talking point/visual aid: Norrin Radd Dec 2012 #45
Nice. Good graphics are always a boon. I've seen some others that would be good here, but failed to Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #46
They don't pay more leftynyc Dec 2012 #47
They *should* pay more. That's my point. However the hell we can get it from them, I'm for it. Dark n Stormy Knight Dec 2012 #48
It's a simple as this. If you are broke and in a bind like our country is now, who do you ask for... world wide wally Dec 2012 #49
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