Is it truly fair for people-who spend their time studying, going to college, and getting get good jobs-to have give up more of the money they earn then people with lower incomes, who spent their time doing pot, resulting now in a crappy minimum wage job?
I'm not trying to stir up controversy, I just have a strong opinion about this and want to know what others think.
BTW, I know it is probably much more complicated then what I am saying, but GENERALLY.
2007-12-20 16:04:25 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
I was not accusing low income jobs of only belonging to potheads, I was just making a point by singling out those who did make poor choices, and are now getting rewarded (for lack of a better word) because of taxes. And I'm not in college, which might explain some of the ignorance I portrayed here.
2007-12-20 16:27:22 · update #1
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Very low income people usually don't pay taxes anyway, and use more entitlements; but there is an easy way to not have these conversations in the future:
ENACT THE FairTax!!!!!
I urge everyone who doesn't know what this, to look it up. Read the pros (there are many to better the country - more capital, jobs, money for the fed.........) and the cons (very few) and make you own decision.
FairTax.org
2007-12-20 16:20:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
somewhere in the last 50-75 years we got this idea that the US is a "democracy." It was never intended to be a democracy. A democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on what's for breakfast. We live in a system where 20% of the population pay the lion's share of the taxes and 50% pay next to nothing. We have politicians who want more money so they can pass out goodies to the masses in exchange for votes. To get this money, they tell the masses the the minority is still not "paying their fair share" and we need to take even more of their money in order to be "fiscally responsible." This will do nothing but chase employers out of the country.
The majority of the people are economically illiterate. It's not their fault, economics isn't taught in the schools, and for good reason. Anyone with any sense would openly laugh when a presidential candidate declares corporations aren't paying enough taxes. Anyone who has ever run a business knows when you raise the price of doing business, no matter what it is, you simply pass the increase down to the consumer.
If economics 101 was properly taught in high school, it would be the end of the Democratic party.
2007-12-21 00:21:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Generally, your premises are faulty. Those with high incomes are not all hard-working industrious educated people, those with low incomes are not all good-for-nothing wastrels. Wealth is not a moral value and poverty is not a moral flaw.
So dump the value judgements. Is it fair for taxes to be based on income rather than a equal payment for all citizens? That's the real question. And looking at it solely as a measure of fairness, probably not. On practical terms, a tax system based on an equal payment per citizen (that can be paid by lower income citizens) would be completely inadequate. Is that fair to the country as a whole?
2007-12-21 00:13:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
What about people who went to college and found later that they were happier in lower income but less stressful jobs.. also, never smoked pot.
What about people who never smoked pot, could not afford college, but followed in the family trade of car repair, construction work, or other "seemingly" menial jobs that we all mutually depend upon?
Yes, dear, it is far more complicated than what you are saying. And how dare you accuse people on a low income of being ex-pot-heads.
I don't know what you are studying so diligently in college, but you are so not ready for the real world.
Keep studying.
2007-12-21 00:19:03 · answer #4 · answered by scruffycat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, there's really no way you can determine what is fair for a particular wage level. Say you have two people making the same amount of money, one doing pot and getting lucky, and one working hard but not succeeding. But they both make the same amount. How are you going to tax them? If you want to tax them differently, what criteria would you use to separate them?
2007-12-21 00:17:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
a smart girl like you can figure out how legally to earn lots more income than a pot head and still be in the same tax bracket. but first you must put down the mouse and the remote control and pick up a book and a newspaper..
2007-12-21 10:13:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is better to have less burden on the poor, poverty sucks bad enough as it is. But I think the real problem is too much taxes on everyone and too much government spending.
2007-12-21 00:22:33 · answer #7 · answered by tralad 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
BTW, it generally is more complicated then that.
So this question isn't exactly answerable to your standards.
2007-12-21 00:10:39 · answer #8 · answered by Wise_Guy_57 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know about that lol
and dont be tension .
2007-12-21 04:42:59 · answer #9 · answered by Manian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋