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Never understood why we tax people who work...

Posted on: January 29, 2025 at 09:43:33 CT

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Why create a disincentive to work and be a productive member of society?

Edited by Lerxst at 09:43:43 on 01/29/25

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I would like to hear legit arguments against the following - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 07:33:27

Never understood why we tax people who work... - Lerxst MU

- 1/29 09:43:33

RE: Never understood why we tax people who work... - sks MU - 1/29 10:12:07

that's what makes you a socialist (nm) - Seagull MU - 1/29 10:21:58

You obviously have no idea what Socialism is. - sks MU - 1/29 11:26:51

it's a redistribution of wealth - Seagull MU - 1/29 11:43:47

RE: I would like to hear legit arguments against the following - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:46:18

3 - the easiest way to fix spending by govt - Seagull MU - 1/29 08:49:53

Until they can stop printing money - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:50:31

that's not true - Seagull MU - 1/29 08:53:01

Government sets the interest rates - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:53:42

false - Seagull MU - 1/29 08:55:49

To pretent the Fed - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:57:50

it isn't government. it's a private entity - Seagull MU - 1/29 09:06:06

RE: it isn't government. it's a private entity - meatiger MU - 1/29 09:17:34

like a private/public partnership? - Seagull MU - 1/29 09:21:46

So your proposal is to keep the income tax - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:59:19

RE: So your proposal is to keep the income tax - meatiger MU - 1/29 09:01:32

why not force the issue? (nm) - Seagull MU - 1/29 09:06:26

They can cut spending and get their piggybank - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 09:03:09

Another bad take meat (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:50:49

RE: Another bad take meat (nm) - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:52:57

RE: Another bad take meat (nm) - sks MU - 1/29 09:13:48

just by coincidence - meatiger MU - 1/29 09:16:56

You're going to have to explain #3 way better - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:47:53

RE: You're going to have to explain #3 way better - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:52:18

Are cash payments exempt from the tax? - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:53:39

they shouldn't be - meatiger MU - 1/29 08:57:12

I guess but I'm not really sure how much that - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:58:45

why wouldn't it apply - meatiger MU - 1/29 09:01:11

better off to end payroll tax and replace with consumption - tigerinhogtown STL - 1/29 08:33:02

Call it what it is. Consumption (highly regressive) tax(nm) - playhard KC - 1/29 08:11:06

It isn't "highly regressive" (nm) - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:12:31

Are you really that brainwashed to think that?(nm) - playhard KC - 1/29 08:13:55

That's ironic coming from you - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:15:31

By definition it is regressive. - sks MU - 1/29 08:30:53

It's a basic understanding of how a consumption tax - playhard KC - 1/29 08:19:37

I know exactly what the fair tax is - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:26:44

What's are you going to set as a sales tax percetage? - playhard KC - 1/29 08:50:47

0% (nm) - Seagull MU - 1/29 08:56:23

You are seeing the deep state/establishment under serious - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 1/29 08:06:57

someone who loves the government and thinks the role - Seagull MU - 1/29 08:00:37

Response - sks MU - 1/29 07:59:15

Why wouldn't a complete freeze make sense? - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:13:11

RE: Why wouldn't a complete freeze make sense? - sks MU - 1/29 09:15:46

Ok. - SparkyStalcup MU - 1/29 07:58:00

What about the current freeze destroys the things - Bosalphus KC - 1/29 08:14:24

rask believes the fed gvmt drives the economy, bro (nm) - 90Tiger STL - 1/29 07:55:34

I think I'm not for your point 3, or - GA Tiger MU - 1/29 07:51:56

The answer, not a good one, to that is all three of those - DHighlander NWMSU - 1/29 07:45:31