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| Balrog0 10/11/18 12:07:26 PM #39: | httpgrandmaster posted... Or we could end government waste of tax dollars ($60 billion in just Medicare fraud in 2015 alone) so that when the government's money tree starts returning slightly less money due to less fossil fuel being burned we aren't freaking out and starting to tax everything else. It doesn't get less money because we burn less fuel -- at least not primarily -- it is primarily because we haven't raised gas taxes to account for inflation. This is in contrast to, for example, the way the IRS uses inflation to calculate standard deductions and tax brackets. I don't know why you always bring up that Medicare number, but like I said last time you did, if we adequately funded the IRS we would generate over twice that much in tax revenue that businesses owe but currently don't pay. httpgrandmaster posted... Balrog's philosophy on taxation is not sustainable at all. My philosophy here is actually pretty textbook. Look up the benefits principle of taxation. Educate yourself. --- But to you who are listening I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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