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wannabuyamonkey said:
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Not quite sure I see your logic. Your for everyone paying at the same percentage rate but your also for deductions that lessen the amount you pay in. Doesn't that mean others have to pay more to accommodate your tax break? And those at the top shouldn't continue paying a bit more?



What? that's not at all what I said, I'm for everyone paying te same %, yea, and I don't mind the child tax credit, but where you got the rest from I'll never know. Also I'm ultimately for the "Fair Tax" wich would acctually eliminate all deductions and eliminate the IRS completely, but that's not on the table yet.

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OK, long winded ramble...I grew up near a small town that had a canning factory. Kids used to work there summers at minimum wage. Since then a huge amount of immigrants now work those jobs. Many are illegal & there is a sweep made every couple of years. The town use to have one cop, now it has six. The local school use to have one psychiatrist that worked a big chunk of lower MN. Now it has a couple of special ed teachers, a social worker and other costs they didn't use to have. I see one business utilizing a town's resources & pushing it to the limits. It comes down to the owners owing more in taxes not only because they've got more but because they "took" more.



OK, and this has to to with a graduaded tax rate how exactly? great story (I guess) but it really doesn't explain anything.



I was giving a personal example how some people at the top are making some money while the community (people that actually live in that town) have to pay more in taxes to provide the services for the growing pool of immigrants.

As for flat taxes, I'm making the assumption that you would want certain deductions. Thus the flat tax not really being flat.

Fair play!