Republican Tax Plan

I've avoided noting.

What about them? They don't make enough money to pay federal income taxes.

 

No ****, really?
What's your justification for this?

 

They can't afford to pay?

 

Inequality under the law is something you support?

 

inequality in the law exists and always has. Do you think someone making less than $20K a year can afford to pay 20-30% of their gross income in taxes, the same way someone making $80K a year can?

 

Good, don't ever complain about unequal treatment again. You just forfeited your credibility

 

huh?

can you answer the question? Do you think someone making less than $20K a year can afford to pay 20-30% of their gross income in taxes, the same way someone making $80K a year can?

 

I don't give a **** what your justification for unequal treatment is. You advocate for one, you have no basis for arguing against another.

BTW 50% don't make $20k or less, so your example is garbage

 

Why are you so afraid to answer?

Do you think someone making less than $20K a year can afford to pay 20-30% of their gross income in taxes, the same way someone making $80K a year can?

 

Not my concern.
I care about equal treatment under the law.

People are allowed to earn more. They shouldn't have their property removed from them unequally just because the can "afford" it.

 

Because the answer destroys your position.

 

Afford has nothing to do with equality under the law.

 

Below is an example of a flat tax applied equally to both rich and poor, employed and unemployed. The flat rate in the example is 23% but would be adjusted based on government needs and applied to ALL equally.

I'm all for changing our Federal tax system to something which would apply equally to ALL. A flat tax rate of 23% would be a good start, requiring each able body and mind adult to pay 23% of their total income produced each year, regardless of source and with NO tax deductions at all OR provide 23% of a full time work years labour, 480 hours, in government service. Those filing for government assistance would be required to perform 40 hours labour each month until a total of 480 hours each year in order to receive ANY government assistance.

Examples of application shown below:

Unemployed person
0.00
0.00 FICA tax
0.00
0.00 Fed income tax 480 hours of government service, 40 hours minimum per month to be eligible for ANY government assistance

MW worker $7.25/hr
15,116.25
-1,156.39 FICA tax (7.65%)
13,858.86
-3,210.77 Fed income tax (23%), 480 hour of government service or a combination of both
10,648.09 Take home pay

MC worker $25/hr
52,125.00
-3,987.56 FICA
48,137.44
-11,071.61 Fed income tax
37,065.83 Take home pay

150,000.00
-10,154.40 (SS: 128,700 x .062 = 7,979.40) + (MC= 150,000 x .0145 = 2,175)
139,845.60
-32,164.49 Fed income tax
107,681.11 Take home pay


500,000.00
-19,729.40 (SS: 128,700 x .062 = 7,979.40) + (MC= 500,000 x .0235 = 11,750)
480,270.60
-110,462.24 Fed income tax
369,808.36

10,000,000.00
-242,979.40 (SS: 128,700 x .062 = 7,979.40) + (MC= 10,000,000 x .0235 = 235,000)
9,757,020.60
-2,244,144,74 Fed income tax
7,512,905.86 Take home

100,000,000.00
-2,357,979.40 (SS: 128,700 x .062 = 7,979.40) + (MC= 100,000,000 x .0235 = 2,350,000)
97,642,020.60
-22,457,664.74 Fed income tax
75,184,355.86 Take home

 

I am all for a flat tax that taxes nobody for any money made under the poverty rate (rich or poor) and then everyone is taxed equally for every dollar earned over that

that is my idea of a fair flat tax

 

are you serious, you want to punish people working min wage jobs by making them do gov labor on top of that,

 

Yes, I am very serious, it would entitle them to government assistance provided them at a cost to tax payers who are paying for the funding they are receiving.

 

how about raising the min wage to a taxable wage?

 

Doesn't matter what the minimum wage is, it should be taxed. Lower or eliminate the minimum wage and more jobs might be created. In my youth I often worked for less than the minimum wage and was happy to get the work. A wage should be no more than what an employer is willing to pay and no less than what the employee is willing to accept.

 

I disagree, no one should be taxed for any money below the poverty limit rich or poor, every American should get that poverty tax credit, rich or poor

 

Then we disagree, I accept that.

 

of course the right is against it, cause it helps the poor, even though every American would get the same benefit, they can't stand that it woudl help the poor

the Trump tax plan will give more to international corps then the middle class

and the inheritance tax will give the rich like Trump's family billions in tax cuts, that they are for

 

How about not beeing so incredibly useless in this world that you can only do min wage work?

 

how about we only address the middle class on this tax bill, not more tax cuts for the rich

 

I am just glad they work, I do not think they are worthless and should be punished cause they can only get a min wage job

anyone that works 40 hours a week should be able to support themselves

 

Everyone is entitled to have an opinion.