CJT wrote:
Dave Bugg wrote:

Billy wrote:


Make the taxes proportional to the benefit received from society.
The more you make, the greater the percentage you pay.


That would mean just the opposite. Those who make the most money
utilize less of the social services and other benefits awarded by
society. So those who utilize the benefits given by society should
pay the most.
That is absolutely false. Those who make the most place the most
demands on things like police protection, roads, airports, etc.

Hardly. Police protection is driven by criminals, roads and airports service
all sectors. However, those at the highest income levels provide employment,
are far more philanthropic, and contribut more income to the tax-base than
any other single income group. Those at the lowest level utilize the highest
levels of discretionary expenditures through criminal justice, welfare, and
every other social welfare program, while providing extremely limited or no
benifit to society at large.

Plus, there is utility theory to deal with.

Sorry, but that dog don't hunt in this context. That all comes under the
heading of 'Business Philosophy 101'.
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Dave
www.davebbq.com