Modern slavery

[csgators]

I have been trying to figure out how to word this correctly but I'll just cut to the chase. The income tax is the modern equivalent of slavery. In order to support myself I must support whomever the government has decided needs it more than I do. Plus the bureaucracy associated with the transfer. Does anyone else feel this way? I do not intend to minimize the hardship that actual slaves went through in the past and in fact go through in this very day and age but morally I see very little difference. At least the old slave masters were honest about it, with income tax many claim it is charity as if charity could be forced upon someone.

[ub3rman123]

Because all those schools and roads will pay for themselves.

[ita]

I don't, I pay a certain percentage of my income to the county council/government and receive things such as subsidized practically free health care and free education. It's worth it, IMO.

[csgators]

Because all those schools and roads will pay for themselves.

 

That assumes the income tax is the only way to pay for things. Not to mention the seemingly purposeful blurring of local, state and federal taxes.

[csgators]

I don't, I pay a certain percentage of my income to the county council/government and receive things such as subsidized practically free health care and free education. It's worth it, IMO.

 

I get virtually nothing except a military off building schools after blowing them up in other countries. Schools are for paid via property taxes here.

[ita]

I don't, I pay a certain percentage of my income to the county council/government and receive things such as subsidized practically free health care and free education. It's worth it, IMO.

 

I get virtually nothing except a military off building schools after blowing them up in other countries. Schools are for paid via property taxes here.

 

Sounds to me like you should gather a bunch of people, come up with signatures for a petition and show it to your local politician/congressman/whatnot and try to get some changes done. :thumbsup:

[marharth]

I don't think property taxes should pay for schools, the poorer areas have worse schools due to it.

 

Its hard to say what the best tax system should be. Income tax does force you to give away money, but what is the better option?

 

I would like to know what you think would be the best system, explain the system entirely.

[csgators]

I don't think property taxes should pay for schools, the poorer areas have worse schools due to it.

 

Its hard to say what the best tax system should be. Income tax does force you to give away money, but what is the better option?

 

I would like to know what you think would be the best system, explain the system entirely.

 

That's easy.

http://www.fairtax.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_main

 

The FairTax Act (HR 25, S 13) is nonpartisan legislation. It abolishes all federal personal and corporate income taxes, gift, estate, capital gains, alternative minimum, Social Security, Medicare, and self-employment taxes and replaces them with one simple, visible, federal retail sales tax administered primarily by existing state sales tax authorities.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jg9fesMAvwA&feature=player_embedded

 

EDIT: Keep in mind that the 23% figure would make it revenue neutral, I think it should be 10% and the feds should restrict spending to that level of revenue.

Edited May 28, 2011 by csgators

[Lisnpuppy]

Sounds like the flat tax to me. Who would this fair tax hurt more....if it is the same for everyone?

[csgators]

Sounds like the flat tax to me. Who would this fair tax hurt more....if it is the same for everyone?

 

You only pay when you spend money, obviously that means the rich will pay way more in taxes. Necessities are not taxed. You are only taxed when you but PlayStations and new cars, etc.