DIYbanter - View Single Post - OT Taxes My Proposed Taxes Fairness Bill of 2012

HeyBub[_3_]

wrote:

For one thing it would ensure that everyone paid their "fair share."
Everyone would pay the same rate, but the rich spend more money so
they would end up paying more taxes.

The problem is that the rich would pay a lot less than
they do under the current system or with a flat income tax.
The rich do spend more, but I think very few are
spending enough to come anywhere close to making
up the income tax that would be lost.

Why is that a "problem?"

The rich use fewer government services than the poor. The rich don't send
their kids to government schools, use the county hospital, collect rent
suppliments or food stamps. Oh, the rich should pay SOMETHING. After all,
they are driven on public roads and use federal airspace. But the poor use
far more tax-supported services, both absolutely and per capita, so fairness
dictates they pay more.