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Originally posted by VTBrian
Whats wrong with a flat tax rate? I don't see why just because someone earns more they also owe the government more. In alot of cases these ppl are small business owners, they have worked harder to earn that money so they should get to keep it.
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Because they can afford it. The problem is that when you are making 30 grand a year and trying to support a family, you dont have as much money to give to the government as someone trying to do the same thing on 200 grand. Big difference there.
And whos to say someone who owns a small business is working harder than the high school math teacher or the janitor or the construction worker down the street? Im not saying that everyone should be paid the same, just that pay rate is not indicative of how hard someone is working.
Also, in my experience, most small business owners arent making *that* much. Many of them tend to continue owning their business because they love what they do.