Flat tax

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What is your opinion on flat tax?

Good 6 vote(s) 33.3%
Bad 12 vote(s) 66.7%
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  1. crocve Well-Known Member

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    Vote and debate.

    I disagree with either of the two options, because I believe we should live in a tax free society.
    crocve, Mar 31, 2012
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  2. Lenin Cat Well-Known Member

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    I ideally want a tax free society too.
    Lenin Cat, Mar 31, 2012
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  3. Vassilli1942 Well-Known Member

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    Not to get off topic, but how would that work exactly?
    Vassilli1942, Mar 31, 2012
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  4. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    Utopian communal based living in which property rights are minimal if not abolished.

    But to the OP, where's the "incredibly bad" option?
    pedro3131, Mar 31, 2012
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  5. 1Historygenius Member

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    9-9-9 baby!
    1Historygenius, Mar 31, 2012
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  6. Vassilli1942 Well-Known Member

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    Okay I see what he's getting now, but as history has shown us Utopian societies don't work.
    Vassilli1942, Mar 31, 2012
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  7. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    I strongly oppose a flat tax I believe the more money you have the higher your tax rates should be.
    0bserver92, Mar 31, 2012
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  8. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    Crocve is a libertarian, not a communist.

    Isn't that wealth discrimination?
    The Shaw, Mar 31, 2012
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  9. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    Yes it is. However, matter of discussion is the justification of wealth discrimination. To make an analogy, in architecture, the most weight is put upon a keystone, not the weaker stones.
    LeonTrotsky, Mar 31, 2012
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  10. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    In architecture, more weight is put upon the more numerous stones at the bottom, and less on the few at the top. So, by your logic, we ought to tax the poor more than the rich.
    The Shaw, Mar 31, 2012
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  11. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    I do not think that is what he meant.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 31, 2012
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  12. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    No, it isn't. Quite obviously, actually. Because he was using an architecture analogy to justify higher taxes on the rich. I was simply playing devil's advocate by using a similar analogy to justify higher taxes on the poor, if only to prove that analogies mean nothing.
    The Shaw, Mar 31, 2012
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  13. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    Ok. You're sarcasm just went over my head I guess.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 31, 2012
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  14. pedro3131 Running the Show While the Big Guy's Gone

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    Leave it to my fellow PA hommies to bring up the Keystone
    pedro3131, Mar 31, 2012
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  15. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    No....
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    LeonTrotsky, Mar 31, 2012
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  16. CoExIsTeNcE LeonTrotsky in Disguse

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    Represent.
    CoExIsTeNcE, Mar 31, 2012
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  17. 0bserver92 Grand King of Moderation

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    Well at least your not those live free or die New Hampshire types.
    0bserver92, Mar 31, 2012
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  18. The Shaw Rawnald Gregory Erickson the Second

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    Empire State bitches.
    The Shaw, Mar 31, 2012
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  19. LeonTrotsky Well-Known Member

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    Yes, the Keystone State. Most liberal colony under the British, gave the Founding Fathers their fear of the majority under the Articles of Confederation.
    LeonTrotsky, Apr 1, 2012
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  20. crocve Well-Known Member

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    I really liked to now why people still accept taxes and even rise them. It is probably one of the worst inventions in the history of mankind.
    crocve, Apr 1, 2012
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