Replies to post #328897 on Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

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A consumption tax would be fair.

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Sounds like your beef is with the Tax Code, not rich people.

Yeah? Why? Did I say I had a beef with rich people, or did you?

I'm in favor of a progressive income tax. Start it around 50K. Go up a little after 100. Go up a little after 200 and go up a little further on as well. Rebuild America.

Capital gains and interest earned income are taxed at a lower rate than wages.

Yeah that sounds fair enough. Why shouldn't a waitress pay a bigger chunk of her dollar than the hedge fund manager she's waiting on?