On the other hand, I'm not going to say that the poor have to pay any more or anything at all. They're fucking poor. Fuck it. Let 'em keep what they have. That said, don't give 'em a refund that is more than they paid in. That's shifting the weight to heavily from the bottom. So, fuck the other side of the "pay your fair share" that seems to think we can squeeze blood from a turnip.
I disagree. If the poor can vote for tax increases for "the rich" (i.e., everyone who has more money than them) they'll do it every time, and they're essentially just voting to give themselves free stuff.
I agree that everyone has to have slin in the game. And if raising taxes costs them at least 10 or 20 dollars a week, then they're likely to stay on the same page with the rest of us, and see that everything has a cost. And they also feel more productive, contributing their own portion, however small.
I agree with your point about the rich not being the sole source of job creation.
And your point about not giving "tax credits" to people who are not paying taxes in the first place.
