Since "the rich" pay almost all the federal income taxes why do lefties say they don't pay their "fair share"?

Question

Personally, I think it's just another of their stupid mantras designed to get the ignorant and unworldly worked up about nothing at all.

For those of your in the ignorant and unworldly camp, I invite you to do a bit of research and discover just who is paying just how much in federal income taxes. I guarantee you that you will be surprised after all the blather on the subject that the left hands out decade after decade.

Just to whet your interest a bit, about 35% of tax returns filed show that no tax is owed on the declared income. By this I mean that no matter how much income is declared on the tax return, the filer of the return owes no tax on any of the income. And, no, it isn't "the rich" that are filing these no-tax returns - don't even go there!

Now, THAT'S a perfect place to start the conversation regarding fairness. Is it fair that a third of taxpayers pay no federal income tax at all? I don't think so!

Answer 1

Because they have bought into the lie that the rich don't actually pay any taxes because of all the loopholes. They refuse to accept the indisputable fact that the top 5% in this country pay well over 40% of the taxes.

Answer 2

simple, if you live on welfare or barely scrape by working 3 part time minimum wage jobs to support 2 or 3 kids then its likely you don't earn enough to be liable for a tax under the minimum liability clause. On the other end of the scale, if you make millions then you can buy a Senator or House rep. through under handed deals to pass legislation for tax loopholes so while they have an initial tax liability, they have stuffed the IRS code with so many loop holes and exemptions that their bottom line tax liability is nearly nothing. Now that leaves the middle class and most middle class tax payers don't qualify for all the loop holes and exemptions or can't afford a slew of tax lawyers to weed through the 10,000 pages of IRS Code to find those loop holes. The IRS sends out a 20 page publication along with the 1040 forms that tells you how to pay your taxes, but doesn't tell you all the laws and exemptions you may qualify for. Small business owners and their CPA's aren't going to spend half the summer going through the IRS code trying to decipher the legalese contained within to find out what their tax liability really is. So while the middle class is working their butts off trying to make ends meet, the rich elite are doing all they can to keep the middle class right where they are. Slaves to the rich and the poor with little to no chance of ever advancing their status in life.

Answer 3

First of all, you need to define what is considered to be rich. I would say less than .1% of the population can be considered rich. That would be one person in a thousand. Paris Hilton would be a good example. How much tax does she pay? I'll bet Paris pays a lot less income tax than you think. Try 15%, like all trust fund babies, the same as everyone gets from long term investments these days. Why should I pay a higher income tax rate on the wages I earn from actually working, than investors pay.

Most upper middle class people are paying way too much tax, this would include most skilled people, these would be the top 20% of income earners, excluding the top .1%. The people at the bottom of the income scale are mainly students, young people in general, and retirees. Students and young people will wind up earning more money and paying higher taxes through most of their life. Retirees already paid their share of taxes when they were working.

Most of the federal government's expenditures go to the military, which mainly serves to protect the assets of international corporations overseas as they export our jobs, and that is where the rich get most of their money. Then there is medicaid, which primarily subsidizes illegal immigration, lowering the wages of all workers, and once again subsidizing the most wealthy. If you want to include SS taxes, then the lower 90% of earners pay far more in taxes than you claim. Then there is the debt built up by the Reagan and the two Bush admins created by huge military spending combined with huge tax cuts that once again, primarily benefited the most wealthy. Again, why should I pay to protect international trade, and the shipping of U.S. jobs overseas.

The only federal taxes the typical worker should pay are gas taxes for the roads. Most workers earn their money by selling their labor and their ideas locally, not from sources that constantly cross state and international borders. Almost all Fed taxes should be paid by business that crosses state and national borders.

Answer 4

well, "fair share" seems to mean the entire difference between the income of 'the rich' and 'the poor'.

of course, that this would kill the incentive of 'the rich' to work and produce doesn't really matter since the government will be telling everyone what to do anyway.

and that the income statistics for 'the poor' aren't very truthful also doesn't really matter, does it? after all, the obviously are poorer than the rich, aren't they?

besdies, it is all a scam to achieve political power anyway. The leftist elite has no intention of actually sharing power with the poor, or anyone else. [Gads! The poor might do something like spend their new income transfers on something like recreational indulgences (booze and weed) -- can't have that, can we??]


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Answer 5

Those of us on the bottom pay no income tax- this group expanded thanks to Bush's tax cut allowing more Americans to pay NO taxes. Not only that but for those of us with kids we get earned income and child tax credits so we actually get other peoples money back too. The wealthiest pay the majority of the total tax liability but democrats cannot admit to that because the truth doesnt scare people into voting for them.

Answer 6

Many rich people find ways to write off most of their taxes through exemptions. I'm willing to bet that the majority of the upper class pays a lower percentage on their income taxes then the middle class because they can afford the expensive accounts to get away with it.

Answer 7

Your common sense applies if you live independently but we don't we live in a society.

You are the MJ who would not pass the ball to the team members to become the best player while the team don't win a game.
The Lefties are the MJ that is a team player, passes the ball make other team member get better contracts and make the team win 4 NBA championships.

Answer 8

The lefties often feel that the wealthy should pay all the taxes and not just their fair share.

Answer 9

Your facts are totally wrong dude. Look around, if someone is making minimum wage they should be exempt from paying taxes at all. Just social security tax.

Answer 10

the federal income tax is a rip off!