Shadow Link
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There are other ways around it then leaving the country. Offshore accounts come to mind.I don't understand what you're saying. Are you saying that if taxes on the rich increase, they'll leave the country?
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There are other ways around it then leaving the country. Offshore accounts come to mind.I don't understand what you're saying. Are you saying that if taxes on the rich increase, they'll leave the country?
I suppose that's always a possibility with any new tax proposal, but it certainly shouldn't prevent us from implementing policies.There are other ways around it then leaving the country. Offshore accounts come to mind.
Either way it will hit the middle class the hardest.I suppose that's always a possibility with any new tax proposal, but it certainly shouldn't prevent us from implementing policies.
I don't believe they had the options back then as they do today.Interesting how many starting points get back to the same questions:
- who will pay?
- will the rich stick around if we ask them to pay more taxes?
Of course the ultra-rich don't want to pay more taxes, but they will. For the most part they don't have anywhere else to go. No matter where they go, they will need financially secure consumers, that's the only way an economic system can sustain itself in the long run. And we can think back to 60 years ago when taxes on the rich in the US were quite high, and the economy was booming and the rich didn't leave.
Speaking as a member of the middle class, it could end up being a net benefit. Let's say a person pays $800 per month in health insurance premiums. After a new health care law is passed, his federal taxes go up by $300 per month. Now of course those on the right would scream and yell about how much his taxes have gone up. However, if he no longer has to pay insurance premiums, his take-home pay has actually increased by $500 per month. And I'd bet my last dollar that those on the right screaming about the increase in taxes would never make note of the net savings.Either way it will hit the middle class the hardest.
That increase in take-home pay, if true, will just be used to pay for everything that's been inflated, because the rich that left their monies in the system are trying to get it back.Speaking as a member of the middle class, it could end up being a net benefit. Let's say a person pays $800 per month in health insurance premiums. After a new health care law is passed, his federal taxes go up by $300 per month. Now of course those on the right would scream and yell about how much his taxes have gone up. However, if he no longer has to pay insurance premiums, his take-home pay has actually increased by $500 per month. And I'd bet my last dollar that those on the right screaming about the increase in taxes would never make note of the net savings.
Because apparently among many on the right it's preferable to pay lots of money to a large corporation than to pay less to the federal government.
Huh? Sorry, but that doesn't make sense.That increase in take-home pay, if true, will just be used to pay for everything that's been inflated, because the rich that left their monies in the system are trying to get it back.
Let's not neglect the fact that the rich are covering the poor.Huh? Sorry, but that doesn't make sense.
I don't believe they had the options back then as they do today.
You have more faith in legalized theft then I do.You mean the options to leave? That could be. But corporations need safe societies, good infrastructure, good access to raw materials, well educated employees, and a financially sound middle class. Let's say a company who's market is primarily US consumers, decides to go elsewhere - in that case they still need our consumers and we could just put tariffs on their imports. In the long run, there's no place for them to go that's better than the good old US. (Of course I understand that some corps. will find short term benefits, but not sustainable ones.)
To some degree, but remember....the rich aren't the only ones who pay federal taxes. I pay federal taxes and I'm certainly not rich. Further, don't assume that this would be exclusively funded by income taxes. It may very well involve a separate tax.Let's not neglect the fact that the rich are covering the poor.
...or stuff their money elsewhere.You mean the options to leave?
That's what I suspected. For you this isn't about cost, practicality, or effectiveness; it's simply your ideological opposition to federal programs.You have more faith in legalized theft then I do.
Because government has a proven record of screwing things up, I'll have to disagree.To some degree, but remember....the rich aren't the only ones who pay federal taxes. I pay federal taxes and I'm certainly not rich. Further, don't assume that this would be exclusively funded by income taxes. It may very well involve a separate tax.
But it's interesting how your latest point is merely ideological rather than practical. And that's what I've found with many of the conservatives I've discussed this with. When you get right down to it, this isn't about cost or who pays for them, it's simply about the concept of a publicly-funded healthcare system. Like I said, it seems many would prefer to pay lots of money to large corporations than less money to the government for the same thing.
No. We need security. They're gaining to much power. And the paid puppets are all over the place.That's what I suspected. For you this isn't about cost, practicality, or effectiveness; it's simply your ideological opposition to federal programs.
And that makes me wonder....are you ideologically opposed to all federal programs?
So I take it you're opposed to the military, won't be utilizing Medicare, don't trust Trump's government to build a wall, don't fly on planes, don't drive on interstate highways, or utilize anything that the federal government is involved in?Because government has a proven record of screwing things up, I'll have to disagree.
Like I said, I figured that's what was going on here. This isn't so much about healthcare as it is your ideology of "taxes are theft and government is bad".No. We need security. They're gaining to much power. And the paid puppets are all over the place.
I'm saying enough is enough with government control. They don't need any more.So I take it you're opposed to the military, won't be utilizing Medicare, don't trust Trump's government to build a wall, don't fly on planes, don't drive on interstate highways, or utilize anything that the federal government is involved in?
I don't think you're paying attention.Like I said, I figured that's what was going on here. This isn't so much about healthcare as it is your ideology of "taxes are theft and government is bad".