Conservatives and Centrists Hate America

[Captain-Socialist]

Please have a constructive discussion about tax-rates and don't insult me.

[TheNewGuy]

You know who really hates America? You, C-S. How dare you?

[soysauce]

You know who really hates America? You, C-S. How dare you?

It's those bloody socialists, always wanting to steal money off freeloaders like us...

[SelucianCrusader]

"Centrists" are this kind of people:

[Afrocentric]

Explain to me how Conservatives hate America, because I don't see it at all.

[Captain-Socialist]

Please, Afrocentric, this is about tax-rates. Don't change the topic.

[Afrocentric]

What ABOUT tax rates? Explain yourself a bit more.

[CanadianEh]

I think what CS is trying to say is that many Conservatives get really ticked off sometimes because they believe that taxes in America are very high evidence in the uprising agaibst taxes would be the tea party movement who strongly speak about smaller government and a giant reduction in taxes. So, he is trying to say that many Conservatives are fed up with America and the supposed high taxes.

[soysauce]

This is painful...

[PaleRider]

Please have a constructive discussion about tax-rates and don't insult me.

Taxes that are too high on any segment of the population ultimately stifle economic growth and eventually backfire on those they are supposed to help. IMO, no one, not super rich or dirt poor should be taxed more than 40% of their income.
However, I feel that as the economy changes, we need to move from income based taxes to consumption based taxes. In the US I would favor introduction of a national sales tax, a natural resources tax (whereby a company or business is taxed on natural resource development), a VAT and a carbon tax which would replace capital gains, the payroll tax, the AMT and hopefully enough left over to see the lowest brackets moved out of the income tax while bringing rates down for everyone.