I wrote/mailed tax checks today...

“Let me tell you how it will be

There's one for you, nineteen for me….”

Inflation is a nasty form of taxation. Crickets regarding that matter…..

My wife tried to warn me that yesterday's attempt at humor would be an epic fail.  She is a wise woman.

I'll tlry to do better next time.

The more poor people out there...

The less complaints about taxation... thus... the goal.

Taxation started out at 1% of your labored income... The government greed is overwhelming nowadays... redistribution of wealth is a bad policy... but why... I refer to my first sentence...

A flat tax levels the playing field for all, no more gimmicks, you work, you pay tax, you don't work, you don't pay tax... this dictates the governments monetary policy, so naturally a flat tax is insufficient for their spending habits... fiscal responsibility does not equate to the government... as they want (need) to keep the poor people at bay, so they give them your money, to cover up their bad policies...

Steve

@ghasley , under a VAT system there are ways to protect those at the bottom of the ladder for food and cloths. 

In this system if you paid more in taxes you made more money so in a sense be happy that your tax bill is higher. Most people have it easy. They are W2ed. Self employed people have to pay quarterly and have much higher exposure to the process not to mention what we spend on accountants. 

One issue I find very irritating is the lay thought that wealthy people dodge taxes. That is BS of the highest order. The vast majority of wealthy people have no idea what is going on. They pay whatever their accountants tell them to pay. Criminals dodge taxes. Wealthy law abiding citizens do not and have no need to. I do not mind paying taxes. I mind what my taxes are spent on. I would love to buy a missile to fly up Putin's a-s. I do not like paying for artists to make offensive art.