Times are tough all over

DanaC · 10-14-2008, 06:12 PM

*Smiles at Lookout* you do realise, of course, that from my perspective the 'flat tax' system is a weapon of class war.

The higher up the income scale you go, the less impact that 15% tax will have on you and your life. If a household has a single earner bringing in $55k a year, 15% of the $20k higher bracket income impacts on decisions about some fairly basic household needs. When someone is paying $4 million in tax as 15% of their earnings above $35k, that doesn't leave them wondering if they can afford to put both their kids through college.

[eta] there's no need for progressive taxation, or anything else, to box us into class warfare. Class conflict is an inherent part of a class based society. You guys may define class differently, but it is there. And the conflict exists when the needs of those classes collide and conflict.

10-14-2008, 06:12 PM	#11
DanaC We have to go back, Kate! Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Yorkshire Posts: 25,964	Smiles at Lookout you do realise, of course, that from my perspective the 'flat tax' system is a weapon of class war. The higher up the income scale you go, the less impact that 15% tax will have on you and your life. If a household has a single earner bringing in $55k a year, 15% of the $20k higher bracket income impacts on decisions about some fairly basic household needs. When someone is paying $4 million in tax as 15% of their earnings above $35k, that doesn't leave them wondering if they can afford to put both their kids through college. [eta] there's no need for progressive taxation, or anything else, to box us into class warfare. Class conflict is an inherent part of a class based society. You guys may define class differently, but it is there. And the conflict exists when the needs of those classes collide and conflict.

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