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If we continue down the path with this logic, shouldn't citizens who don't find themselves below or near the poverty line and support increasing the role of the
by KekDemaga 9y ago
If we continue down the path with this logic, shouldn't citizens who don't find themselves below or near the poverty line and support increasing the role of the government skip the standard deduction to increase the rate of tax they pay? After all the standard deduction was only added to garner middle class votes and is thusly "immortal lobbying" of a sort.
- alistairSH 9y agoPossibly. But, the size of government, and the relative tax rates needed to fund it, is a different discussion than tax breaks that are only available to the wealthy.
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