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I already posted on page 1 I believe (may be wrong it ma be in another thread), I am a believer in a flat tax. 17-20% where 17 is the number and the extra 3% goes directly to pay down the deficit (by constitutional amendment if need be... and if the deficit is paid down the tax reverts to a straight 17%.

(I use 17% because that is the number I hear bandied about in many debates from people on both sides.)

I also believe firmly in raising the tariffs, (which I have discussed ad nauseum), especially raising tariffs to equal those other countries have on us (otherwise it isn't fair and equal trade is it...... hence one major reason for trade deficits).

I also believe in capital gains and inheritance taxes on anything over 1 million dollars.

That's a brief answer, like I said I already gave a number and talked about it.

The point is, if everyone knew they were paying EXACTLY the same percentage, I think we all could live with that.

Now, the percentages and the way taxes are they are all over the map and in most cases harmful to the lower, the middle class and upper middle class, while extremely lenient on those making the most.

It's a fallacy that the GOP lives and thrives on that the rich pay too much and are unhappy. I speak from what I know.

My father is a GOP, but not for tax cuts..... he votes GOP because he believed like many they were the fiscally responsible that would cut red tape, make government smaller but more efficient and that social programs would still be ok.

He is one, who now, believes he was lied to and feels used because he sees huge deficits from massive war costs while social programs suffer, government gets bigger and the religious right is taking over and pushing their agendas.

My father and I have a lot in common and I take after a lot of his political views, it's just I'm more socially liberal and think we need to fund more social programs (like addiction clinics and so on), and he believes that private funding of social programs works better because of less government interference and regulations would mean better treatments. In some ways I agree.

But I digress....

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I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"