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Originally Posted by gimpy117
congress is just a case of the rich robbing from the poor to give to the rich.
it's time the mega rich ponied up to the situation. They used to pay up to 90% in taxes without major complaint. You'll notice that was in a time of great national budget distress (WWII) and when we had to basically outproduce the Russians in the cold war arms race. But now, when a similar distress is evident everybody is kicking and screaming.
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And there used to be no personal income tax at all. That it exists is an example of the government screwing everything up and then needing more money. "I know - let's come up with a system that will make the rich 'pay their fair share'! That'll show 'em!" So somebody comes up with a scheme, and makes it sound good, because getting even is always good. The answer is to tear down the current system, including the income tax, and force the government, not the people (even rich people) to tighten the belt.