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HeyBub[_3_]

wrote:

Exactly, and I think they should pay more.

Of course you do, because you're a lib. The top 5% of
taxpayers currently pay 60% of the total tax burden. But
you bitch on, like they are paying little. That sure looks to
me like a very progressive tax system. Here's a question
I've seen libs asked over and over again and they never
answer. What percent of their total income should those
in say the top 5% pay?

France says they should pay 75%.

Problem is, the percentage they pay is based on their income. What they
ought to do is have everybody file an income tax return, then the government
determines the top, say, 10%. The government then sends these toppers a
bill. Nobody would no for certain whether they're actually IN the top ten
percent until they get the bill.

As it is, these top earners in France are heading for the Chunnel and the
low-tax haven of Great Britain as fast as their Mercedes can go.