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Originally Posted by kutulu
I think this statement is bogus. You can apply it to any tax system. Why push for making $10/hr if the man is just going to take some of it away from you? The end result is that you have more money than you would have before.
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I understand that some taxation is necessary, I'm not particularly happy about paying 10% of my income to the government, but it's necessary because they're the ones who maintain the roads I use to get to work and who come save my ass if my house is on fire. On the other hand, taking huge chunks of money from the rich to pay for unjust wars and let congress bring pork back to their home districts is irresponsible and unethical. Having grown up in a household where money was always tight and we were unable to afford many luxuries (in other words, I'm not a bitter rich kid,) I find it unconscionable that any government would consider itself entitled to more of a person's income than that person.