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Originally Posted by raging moderate
... is it fair to tax the rich at higher rates because they can pay them?
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I need help understanding something, given your statement and the statement below from the article.
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The group say they have more money than they need, and the extra revenue could fund economic and social programmes to aid Germany's economic recovery.
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BBC NEWS | Europe | Rich Germans demand higher taxes
1) They can pay more taxes.
2) They have more money than they need.
3) They want to pay more taxes.
Why don't they simply write a check to the government? They could give the government everything they have beyond their basic needs, but the don't! Think about it, and ask why?
Why did they even accumulate a surplus of wealth? If in business, they could have easily lowered prices or paid their employees more. They could have given the "extra" money to charity, but they did not. Think about it, and ask why?
From my point of view, when "rich" people want to do something, they do it, otherwise I don't trust them. There is an obvious hidden agenda, unless posters here can see that you are being manipulated.