Slapper do you support income tax? Do you think our income tax laws are constitutional?
Do I support income tax? Yes. Do I think our tax laws are constitutional? No.
Example: George Washington bridge in the New York/Jersey. This bridge was built a long time ago, with the government issuing bonds to pay for its construction. The bonds have long been paid off... yet we're still paying tolls. Why?! It's this political dependence on taxes that gets my nipples hard man!
We just found out a couple of weeks ago, from
Da Man himself, that anyone going into midtown Manhattan is going to have to pay an extra charge. Why?! I mean, the streets are so far out of shape they look more like Sudanese highways. The transportation infrastructure in New York was, mainly, built in the teens, 20s and 30s. Nothing new is being built, exept buildings. Where's all this money going?
If you say "yes" to the first two questions then what is a fair percentage that should be paid out? Would you say a flat tax system is fair even though the "rich" would keep more of their income?
Percentage? Are you kidding me?! At this point in time getting them to pay a single dollar would be a step in the right direction.
Last of all, what is "rich"? How much money does one have to make to be considered rich in America?
Depends on the state, how much you make, the assets you owe, etc.
BTW, this discussion has nothing do to witih giving Iraqi citizens money and my experiences in Maine are just an example of the same things that occur in all the states in our country. I've seen it everywhere I've traveled and lived.
Dude, you have to look at things from a practical perspective. For example, when you hear of a company being "bailed out", what it really means is that the government (state, local or federal) is literally taking money from your pocket and paying someone else's bills/fuckups (the rich).
By the same token, when you hear about the "liberation" of Iraq, what it effectively and economically means is that the US government is taking money from our pockets (money that could be used to pay Americans!) and giving it to the Iraquis. Now, I ain't no math major, but someone's getting screwed here, and it ain't the Kurds!
Bye.