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The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived, without apportionment among the several States, and without regard to any census or enumeration.
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That's the sixteenth amendment. I don't see anything in there about "the price of citizenship". I didn't realize there was a price set forth for the accident of being born in any specific country.
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And i'm pretty sure that lowering taxes on the wealthy wouldn't result in more charitable donations. It would end up in more luxury automobile sales. Half the wealthy only donate to charity as a tax loophole as it is. Take away the taxes and now what incentive do they have?
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It's an absolutely well-deserved tax loophole, because they're essentially taking over for the government in giving back to society. Were I rich, I'd absolutely rather give a portion of my money on my own terms rather than have it extorted from me by the government.
As far as incentive? I don't know - maybe not all rich people are, as mentioned before, greedy assbags. There are various other tax shelters and deductions one can use to avoid taxes. This is precisely the kind of liberal mindset that I hate: if you have money, you're an asshole. It's nothing but blatant wealth envy spurred by an entitlement complex that the government has only helped foster.
And to answer a prior question - I don't think the government uses welfare to "be nice to poor people" OR to prevent some economic disaster. They do it to create need for themselves, to make themselves bigger and fatter and more malignantly embedded in the lives of Americans.