rogers park bryan wrote:
Boilermaker Rick wrote:
I pointed out that was an incredibly successful time in our history so I'd say the "unfairness" of it doesn't really seem to have hurt.
Fair is a relative term anyway.
If people suffer from social programs being cut, that probably doesnt seem fair to them but it probably does seem fair to the upper income people that are paying less taxes.
"Fair" is just a good way of saying "I want to pay less taxes".
The fact is that the tax rates for pretty much everyone is at or near the low end of historical tax burdens. I'm sure we'd all love to pay 10% in taxes but it just isn't realistic.
Sure it is. Eliminate the defense budget and social security. Problem solved. You're also dead but at least you don't pay taxes