The rich don’t make one move differently, lifestyle-wise, if they are taxed at 25% or at 0%. Ask Warren Buffet, whom still remains puzzled that he pays less of a percentage in taxes that his secretary does.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/tax/article1996735.ece

Is Buffet the straw man you refer to in this argument?

I’d go for the Tesla.

Biden is solid middle class stock. Rode a train in to work everyday at dawn his whole life. Drives a pickup truck. A ‘real American’ as your side puts it oftentimes. And you hold that against him.

And it is a pleasure to hear not one instance of name calling in your post. Well done!

The rich should pay a higher percentage. The military protects us from invasion, the rich have much more to protect in dollars. Some of the poor don’t fly at airports, middle class flies less than the rich, and govt does subsidies airports.

Many go to private schools, but the companies owned by the rich get a huge benefit in the public schools and the ‘product’ they generate, so those companies can hire engineers and other professional positions. Social Security gets a higher pay in by the rich, and they get a bigger weekly check when they retire. And I could go on. But their are loopholes that allow many to game the system and pay no tax. Which blows our arguments out of the water.

And if that flat tax comes into play, actually many of the rich would pay less. Leaving the middle class to shoulder more of the burden. The poor don’t have any more. And as you bring down taxes, and the soldier is looking for his pay and there is none left, I’ll point him in your direction.

Toyota Corolla? Anyone whom drives a high mpg car like that must be a liberal I’m slapping an Obama sticker on that bumper.

Now there’s a typical Liberal retort. Associating charitable donations with negative motives. Obviously the reasoning is that since you don’t like to donate, you must smear anyone else who does. Kudos on being such a fine role model to children.

The rich are already taxed far in excess (percentage wise) than the poor, or even middle class in our society. Nobody is proposing that someone making a million dollars should pay the same percentage as someone making twenty thousand. That would be a strawman argument.

See, no anger whatsoever.

No. Government is us banding together as an intelligent people. Everyone has to pay a fair share, thats all. If I make way more than you, than I should be taxed the same percentage as you because I can handle it without a thought. It won’t change the way I go about my business one iota. I shoulder my own responsibilities. As everyone should. Welfare was reformed by Clinton in the 90′s. And that traffic light I pass in the morning has to be maintained, and dammit I should be puttin’ in my share. And so should you. Or are you just a freeloader wanna be.

This isn’t Somalia.

Republicans do give more of their income to charities then dems. Guilt, maybe?

So much anger…