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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Taxes is theft plain and simple.

The rich have money to spare and taxes doesn't affect them.

If things were FAIR, then anyone making less than 100K a year and owning less than 2 million dollars of real estate, would have to pay ZERO TAXES.

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So much of this post is insane... But mainly, no, taxes are absolutely not theft. Think of them as a membership fee for being part of a society.[/quote]

By this logic, everyone should pay for membership.  But that's not how our tax regime works.  It penalizes the most productive and successful in order to benefit those who contribute the least productivity, for no apparent reason.  It also distorts the economy and markets through ever-changing government efforts to apply social engineering through a system of tax-related incentives and disincentives, causing people and businesses to engage in behaviors they otherwise would eschew.

A fair system would be a flat tax where everyone, regardless of income, pays the same rate.  People with higher incomes pay more, lower incomes pay less, everybody pays and feels the same amount of relative pain.  The inefficiencies inherent in our convoluted system of deductions, income brackets, credits, and exemptions could be instantly eliminated.   [/quote]

You should audit a tax 101 class so you can understand the reasons for the things you claim have no reason.[/quote]

And you should audit a history class so you can understand that socialism never works. [/quote]

Apparently neither does capitalism: Exhibit A, the USA circa 2025. 
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Your standard of living in 2025 is so much better than it was 50 years ago and better than most citizens of the world. Capitalism, despite its flaws, has brought more people out of poverty than any other economic system invented. That mass produced phone and/or computer you're typing on is due to capitalism and free markets. The fact that you can go to a grocery store full of many choices of food is due to capitalism and free markets. I'm so tired of the uninformed drivel pushed by liberals.[/quote]

Who is “your” exactly?  The 50 somethings of DCUM?  Sure, your point largely stands.  Their 20 year old children?  NOPE.  They can’t afford groceries in this economy, let alone rent.  Wake up, dummy.[/quote]

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