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Lone_Wolf_Moderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:03 PM Original message |
Why is the flat tax a bad idea again? |
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Dr Ron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:15 PM Response to Original message |
1. What percentage? |
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Lone_Wolf_Moderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. 20 percent? |
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Jamastiene (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. Mainly, it's because |
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blogbear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:26 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. amen! |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:40 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Dream on |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
6. When we have flat income for everyone, we can have a flat tax too. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 08:52 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. There you go |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 09:01 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I will never understand people that make $350K a year say, |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-15-05 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
9. If you want real Progress |
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stevebreeze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-05 06:22 PM Response to Original message |
10. would you rather try to live on 70% of $ 10K or $1.7 million? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Apr-16-05 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
11. Would you want to pay 20%?? |
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IrishDemocrat (163 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 03:08 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I would be hurt with a flat tax as well. |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 05:30 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Another throwback at those that argue low-income that don't pay taxes |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
13. Read Chapter 7 of Perfectly Legal. We already HAVE flat taxation |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 05:31 PM Response to Reply #13 |
15. Corporations/Businesses do NOT pay taxes. |
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dcfirefighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 06:23 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Not exactly |
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EVDebs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Apr-17-05 08:37 PM Response to Reply #15 |
17. Most companies paid no taxes during the boom |
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