OK. I must be really strange since I have never believed these myths and instead have always known the truth on each and every one of these subjects.
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One of the saddest parts of progressive taxation is that it’s a lie - one that hurts those regular people who are tricked into supporting liberalism. Liberals don’t mind as much when Congress wastes our money, if that money comes from taxing “the rich”. Unfortunately, the rich do not passively accept a reduction in their spendable income. Lawyers (as one high-income example) who are taxed at over 50% raise their rates, passing that cost on to the physicians, grocery stores, and other businesses that employ them, and those costs are passed on to the tax-the-rich voters who think government is giving them something for nothing.
It's a conflict of interest to allow others to vote.