I'll say it; I'm opposed to progressive income taxes AND progressive personal property taxes. I don't use any more services from my local school district or fire department than my neighbor in the house down that street that is 500 sq. ft. smaller than mine. Yet, he pays less in real estate taxes. Did my 2001 car used less "services" than the 2010 car I just replaced it with? Why should I pay more personal property taxes? Progressive taxation undermines the idea that we, as a nation, are all in this together. Instead, it parallels the slogan popularized by Karl Marx, "from each according to his ability, to each according to his needs". It's B.S.
Barack Obama wants you to know that the rich are out of control.
And I partially agree. It’s a matter of fairness.
After thinking about it for a few years, he has finally figured out that our economic problems have a very simple explanation: There are too many rich people.
I know of at least one too many. The one occupying the White House? Way too rich.
(Editor's note: I'm taking a few days off. I'll see you guys again on Tuesday)
Too many rich people are causing a jobless “recovery.” Having too many rich people caused gas...
A true progressive property tax would tax small homes at X% and a large, or expensive home at 2X% or 3X%.
By the same token, corporations are people for the purposes of campaign speech but shouldn't pay taxes because only people pay taxes. Makes no sense. Corporations use courts, police, fire, water, sewer, trash, etc. like everybody else and should pay.