Every American should be asking themselves these questions... Why am I paying TAXES on my wages? Then paying Sales Tax to spend my money. Then paying Income Taxes on my money they already TAXED and paying Property Taxes after I already paid Sales Tax on said the property

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[–]C3P0 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

Rich people think sales tax is "fair" because they can avoid a progressive tax like their income tax.

I think rich people should pay 30% rather than 7% on that pair of jeans. That noted, I agree with you that people don't manage money properly (especially drug users).

[–]insta 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Rich people think sales tax is "fair" because they can avoid a progressive tax like their income tax.

Yes. Rich people think paying a higher raw and a higher percentage of their money is unfair. That is correct. I'm not even for a flat tax but some people think you can just tax the rich out the ass and expect them to never just leave. New York is figuring that out the hard way right now.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I'd advocate for a higher national tax, not a state tax. But, for the reason you mentioned, the taxes on imports also have to be high to prevent companies from just moving to foreign tax havens.

[–]insta 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

The nice thing about state taxes is it does help fuck people who live in states who are off the wagon when it comes to spending. If you tax higher on a federal level is kinda just throws all the power to the left who can just advocate for nation wide policies. An example is single-payer healthcaer.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't really understand all the effects of tax policies. I don't think even policy makers do either.

Nation-wide policies sound good to me, but I am a communist.

[–]chadwickofwv 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Why don't you move to China and give communism a test run before you advocate for it? I guarantee you'll change your mind, but you'll never be able to tell anybody about it, or return. Because it is a communist state.

[–]C3P0 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I am there right now. Why don't you come over here and give it a try? You'd probably never move back. Americans are taught their entire life that the word "communism" is a bad word.