To tax the community for the advantage of a class is not protection: it is plunder.
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If we're not going to tax the rich anymore, we're going to create class warfare.
At a certain point, you can't tax people beyond a certain level.
America's grossly unfair tax system won't lead to class war. Or, if it does, the war will be brief.
You know what isn't class warfare? Progressive taxation, as in, say, expecting billionaires to pay at least as much in taxes as their secretaries. Ideally, in fact, they should pay more.
A greater tax deduction for students is not a handout. On the contrary, it helps those who are willing to meet the challenges of higher education to invest in our collective future.
Who belongs to the community of the commonly protected?
I don't blame anybody for using the tax code to their advantage.
Our platform calls for a balanced deficit reduction plan where the wealthy pay their fair share. And when your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism.
I think coercive taxation is theft, and government has a moral duty to keep it to a minimum.
And it would be fair. Everyone will pay the same tax and it will eliminate tax cheaters and corporate shenanigans.