Re:People who make $250,000 or more a year can afford a tax ...
by j_baker on Saturday February 06, 2010 @12:46PM
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"The bigger question: is it in any way fair, just, or moral to tax society's most successful more heavily just for being more successful?"
No, it's not. However, it is fair to tax the people who have the most. Determining your income for the year is just a heuristic, and an inaccurate one at that. However, if you can come up with a 100% fair way to determine whether a person deserves their income based on a tax form, I'd suggest running for Congress or the Presidency.
But until that happens, we're just going to have to settle for an imperfect system. Personally, I like the idea that if anyone is treated unfairly by our tax system, it's the top 3%. I think our tax system is fair to the other 97%. And that's quite an accomplishment.
No, it's not. However, it is fair to tax the people who have the most. Determining your income for the year is just a heuristic, and an inaccurate one at that. However, if you can come up with a 100% fair way to determine whether a person deserves their income based on a tax form, I'd suggest running for Congress or the Presidency.
But until that happens, we're just going to have to settle for an imperfect system. Personally, I like the idea that if anyone is treated unfairly by our tax system, it's the top 3%. I think our tax system is fair to the other 97%. And that's quite an accomplishment.