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Originally Posted by Slims
No, it would make it worse for the people who do not pull their own weight in society.
Besides, since poor people don't spend very much money (in theory anyways) they wouldn't be paying much in the way of taxes.
Sorry for the lack of sympathy, but I have not yet met a poor person who couldn't have bettered their situation with a good work ethic and some discipline.
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god knows, there are thousands of high paying jobs just waiting to be filled by the lazy poor once they pull themselves up by their boot straps
the poor would pay a smaller $$ amount in taxes per year, but far more in % of income