Re: 2008 Presisdential election - poll
The fact of the matter is, almost every other industrialized nation in our economic tier has the same sort of progressive tax system. It has proven to be the best way for a government to tax it's people. Governments need money to fund our roads, our wars, and our basic social programs. If you really resent paying taxes, may I recommend a move to a place where you won't need to pay them; space, for instance.
The wealthy should pay more, because they earn more. It's not at all punishment; after all, what country gave them the chance to make all that money? It doesn't matter how hard they worked for it, a person works hard for 40k a year, too. How hard you work doesn't factor in to your taxes, if it did, physical laborers wouldn't have to pay a red cent.
Once I start seeing throngs of small business owners and surgeons starving in the streets because of the progressive tax system, I'll start to pity the 250k+ bracket. Until then, I'm sorry they'll have to put off buying a new speedboat on one of their thirteen credit cards.
As an aside, trust that our tax money is not primarily going to "welfare", nor was it ever. Take a look at military spending, during peacetime or war. We have the most bloated figures of any nation (aside from Russia during the Cold War) in regards to our military, we could easily cut the defense budget and still be top dog. If you support this war, I most certainly do not want to hear you complain about a tax hike--because one surefire way to alleviate some of our economic problems as of right now is to end the conflict in Iraq. You want to keep it going, fund it with a smile on your face.
edit: If it isn't made implicit by my post, my vote is for Barack Obama. To think, I'm one of those good people grown in a small, Pro-America town! How did I ever get mixed up with these elitist, terrorist, Muslim snobs?
