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Monday, January 21. 2008

Politics and Taxes

The untaxed working class. Surber. I believe that everybody with income should pay some taxes as the cost of being a citizen.

Hillary Clinton quoted in a piece on her desire to run the US economy, in the NYT:

“You try to find common ground, insofar as possible. But if you really believe you have to manage the economy,” she said, “you have to stake a lot of your presidency on it. Because at the beginning is when you’re strongest.”

Posted by The Barrister in Politics at 15:11 | Comments (4) | Trackbacks (0)

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I believe Republicans should quit being disingenuous, and acknowledge that the poor pay FICA, which is just as much an "Income" Tax as any other.
#1 rufus on 2008-01-21 16:36 (Reply)
Yes, that is technically true - but not the way it was intended to be.
#1.1 BD on 2008-01-21 17:22 (Reply)
Nothing wrong with the idea everybody pays. When your dog is in the fight, you pay more attention.

Would be funny if say January 1, everyone got a letter saying your share of the town/county/state/federal government budget is $XXXX, please remit by December 31. Figure derived by dividing total yearly budget by number of adults.

Wonder if there would be a enough rope and lamp posts to go around.

So, might be best to have a flat base line rate for all with additional assessments based on income to keep the plebes from revolting.
#2 walt moffett on 2008-01-21 18:02 (Reply)
Everyone does pay taxes through excises like sales and other indirect levies on privelege. The tax on 'income' is something else alltogether. My life is not a state granted privilege nor is my right to earn a living and support my family. Direct and indirect taxes are addressed by the constitution and a direct levy on reasonable compensation for an exchange of labor is simply un-American. A graduated, direct tax on 'income' (whatever that is) and the abstract concept of 'fairness' cannot be seperated from the obvious interests of the central state and it's sole power of coercion and are ideas in conflict and inherently unjust.
#3 Tom C on 2008-01-22 09:33 (Reply)

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