Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
Normal
Agreed. My question is, where do you draw the line about what is reasonable and what is not reasonable? What if we switched to a true flat tax where everyone owes the same amount? With a ~2.5 trillion $ federal budget and 130 million taxpayers, that's about $20000 per person. How many people could afford to pay $20000 in federal taxes every year? I certainly couldn't, I *need* the rich people to pay most of my share.Should we do a "flat tax rate" where everyone pays a fixed percentage of their income? Then people with a $1 million salary pay 100 times more for their meal than people with a $10000 salary. Is that fair? If so, then why is a progressive tax unfair? Honestly, I really don't know what should be reasonable.
Agreed. My question is, where do you draw the line about what is reasonable and what is not reasonable? What if we switched to a true flat tax where everyone owes the same amount? With a ~2.5 trillion $ federal budget and 130 million taxpayers, that's about $20000 per person. How many people could afford to pay $20000 in federal taxes every year? I certainly couldn't, I *need* the rich people to pay most of my share.
Should we do a "flat tax rate" where everyone pays a fixed percentage of their income? Then people with a $1 million salary pay 100 times more for their meal than people with a $10000 salary. Is that fair? If so, then why is a progressive tax unfair? Honestly, I really don't know what should be reasonable.
