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You realize you can overpay your taxes and not take refunds. Or, alternatively, give to charity equivalents (and not deduct from taxes). If you think that you
by ImSkeptical 9y ago
You realize you can overpay your taxes and not take refunds. Or, alternatively, give to charity equivalents (and not deduct from taxes). If you think that you personally should pay more in taxes, that's within your power!
- SimbaOnSteroids 9y agoYes but him alone does not a difference make.
- matthewmacleod 9y agoThis is a flippant response. Progressive taxation works primarily because those with broad shoulders contribute the most. Individuals contributing more to government income at the individual level does not have the same results, primarily because the benefits of higher taxation can only be realised if the policy is universally applied.
- the_d00d 9y agoGiven the context...I think his response was apt
- conanbatt 9y agoThe point is that the person wanting to pay more taxes is not hindered from doing so. The idea is being able to force the ones that dont want to do it, to do it. Of course a policy universally applied will be more effective, but its silly to say its what people want. If people want to give more, they can.
- ImSkeptical 9y agoThe comment I'm replying to writes: >I can easily afford more taxes. I don't mind paying my taxes That person's argument is "I don't mind" and therefore taxes should be increased. My point is that just because that individual commenter doesn't mind, that doesn't generalize to everyone else who would be paying more in taxes. In other words "I don't mind paying more" is an argument for you to pay more taxes. It's not an argument for me to pay more taxes, because I do mind. My comment is trying to raise this idea, albeit in a somewhat flip way.
- KGIII 9y agoYou'd probably be a bit surprised at both what I pay for taxes and what I donate.