The Grand Old Meltdown

[TexanManWithPlans]

Stop being a fucking drama queen. The bottom line reality is taxes arent a punishment. The "rich" that you want to rape to support all your social programs don't exist in large enough numbers to pay for it all. Do you know how the Scandinavian countries that you people love so much pay for it all? Payroll taxes on EVERYONE and a consumption tax that EVERYONE pays when they buy anything. You fucking whiny ass pricks would shit your pants. You want the 1% to pay for it all. It can't be done.

Taxes aren't a stick to beat people with but thats exactly what you dumb mthterfuckers use it for.

I think the average American ought to pay more taxes, but it's not as scary as you might think.

Consider this: About 155 million Americans work (at least, that's the number before COVID-19). For argument's sake, let's say employment goes back to this after the virus is dealt with.

If every working American paid a measly $1/year tax towards, say, a federal fund for healthcare, that's $155 million annually. If we each pay $10/yr, that would put $1.55 billion in the public coffers.

Can you afford $10 a year more in taxes? We could easily fund a lot if the average Joe is willing to pay a few more dollars a year in taxes. We don't even need the 1%ers.

 

[Yakuda]

I think the average American ought to pay more taxes, but it's not as scary as you might think.

Consider this: About 155 million Americans work (at least, that's the number before COVID-19). For argument's sake, let's say employment goes back to this after the virus is dealt with.

If every working American paid a measly $1/year tax towards, say, a federal fund for healthcare, that's $155 million annually. If we each pay $10/yr, that would put $1.55 billion in the public coffers.

Can you afford $10 a year more in taxes? We could easily fund a lot if the average Joe is willing to pay a few more dollars a year in taxes. We don't even need the 1%ers.

In theory it's a wonderful idea. The problem in this country isn't that we don't have enough revenue the problem is we spend too much. If we didn't have govt agencies to fund like education, energry, transporation, homeland security i I would have no problem with $100 more/year. The fact is we pay for stuff the federal govt has no constitutional authority to do. In this case giving the govt more money is like give a drunk $20 to get a meal. It wont be used the way it should. Look at how they have raped SS all these years. I wish I had every dollar that was stolen from me for SS I would have retired 10 yrs ago.

 

[TexanManWithPlans]

In theory it's a wonderful idea. The problem in this country isn't that we don't have enough revenue the problem is we spend too much. If we didn't have govt agencies to fund like education, energry, transporation, homeland security i I would have no problem with $100 more/year. The fact is we pay for stuff the federal govt has no constitutional authority to do. In this case giving the govt more money is like give a drunk $20 to get a meal. It wont be used the way it should. Look at how they have raped SS all these years. I wish I had every dollar that was stolen from me for SS I would have retired 10 yrs ago.

Well, we definitely need those agencies. The government is the only entity that keeps the wealthy and the corrupt in check.