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Originally Posted by Lindy
This is the reverse of the classic argument for the "progressive" income tax. You earn more, therefore you should get to pay a lower (58%) percentage of your income to cover aggregate expenses. She earns less, so should pay a greater (88%) percentage of her income. 
Lindy |
What does income tax have to do with our bills? And I do earn more, so I should have to pay (percentage wise) less than her for our joint bills. What's so bad about that?
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Originally Posted by jewels
If prospective teachers were to choose their profession based on salary, they'd probably be engineers instead. It's no fun arguing with yourself, is it?
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I don't understand your point.