rhodescholar
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- #101
I know that Conservatives love the "49%" statistic. But it only tells one side of the story.Those 49% make less than 25,000 dollars a year.The percentage that pays no income tax is growing because the average American family is making less money than they were before. The richest are getting richer, and the rest of us are getting poorer. You guys talk about how the top 5% pay half the income taxes - but they also make nearly half the income.You claim to want tax equality in a very unequal world.
And WHY are they only making $20,000 per year? Is it because their skills are so low that they cannot command higher compensation?
Using sports as an analogy, we see a few superstars getting most of the revenue...should we reduce what they are making simply because they are so much better than the other players?
Further, a few scientists are reknowned in their field, perhaps we should reduce their salaries and compensation simply because they are more successful at what they do?
What you are proposing smacks of communism...