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Originally posted by Johnny Stew
You asked "why punish success," but it sure looks to me like "the little guy" is the one constantly getting screwed-over.
And like it or not, that fosters bitterness.
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I hear this all of the time, but then I look back at the recent tax cut and wonder exactly how cutting everyones' taxes screws over anyone, including the little guy. I mean his or her taxes were cut as well. Moreover, I just cannot fathom the argument that some assert that says if you make over $50,000 or $100,000 a year you deserve no tax break whatsoever, but everyone else below you gets one. In that scenario, why is it okay for the little guy to get the break and not the "big guy" - and a lot of those "big guys" used to be little guys. Imagine if you got a raise from $45,000 a year to $55,000 a year and you took home less money after taxes. I'd be pissed. It just seems like it is okay for everyone to be for the little guy, but when one of the big guys says, hey wait a minute what sis I do to deserve this, there is this immediate wall that goes up and people are like "look - you make a lot of $$$ and should, therefore just pay and shut up!" That is so unfair and wrong.
In the end, this is why I truly believe in a flat tax. No one gets screwed that way.
P.S. Johnny Stew - this entire post is not directed at you - I was just picking up on somehting you said and added a broader meaning to it. Also, did you like the librarian scenario earlier in the thread!!!
