I am against any tax plan that increases the number of citizens who pay no income tax. Everyone should have a skin in the game.
Agreed. The middle class pays enough, though.
I am of the opinion that the Alternative Minimum Tax should be revamped so that everyone pays, the larger of, their assessed tax rate or 5% of their gross income.
“I am against any tax plan that increases the number of citizens who pay no income tax. Everyone should have a skin in the game”
Positively! Not only that those that pay no taxes will in many, instances get checks from the gov’t. Pure socialism, GOP style.
Agreed. If I were king, I'd divide up the federal budget by the number of able-bodied adults under a given retirement age, and give every one of them the exact same tax bill.
But that won't happen. I'd settle for no deductions or exemptions of any kind. I don't care if you have kids, I don't care if you pay interest on your mortgage, I don't care if you took a bath in the stock market last year, I don't care if you make minimum wage. You are here, you enjoy the protection of the military, the protection of police and fire, access to the courts, the patent office, etc. You pay, he pays, she pays, everyone pays, no one gets subsidized at taxpayer expense.