Democrats (serious question): What is a "fair" amount of tax?

Question

Please, no bashing the "other side". I am on the conservative side when it comes to taxes, and would like to better understand the liberal side. I hear all the time that the rich don't pay their share of taxes. So what is a "fair share" they should be paying? If someone makes $1,000,000 a year, how much should go to taxes? How much for $10,000,000 a year?

Again, please keep this civil. I'm just trying to understand "the other side".

Answer 1

Basically, the tax rates are too high for the lower income classes and too low for the higher income taxes. There is a conundrum out there that goes like this: Ask the CEO of a company what percentage of his income goes to taxes (all taxes, not just income). Ask that CEO what percentage of income his or her office assistant pays in taxes. It is an astonishing comparison. Bottom line: Bush ran the national debt into the stratosphere. How DO we pay the debt down and keep the economy strong?

Answer 2

Obama's proposal is a fair tax proposal. It brings in sufficient revenue and does not unduly burden the very wealthy who actually own most of the wealth in this country.  

Answer 3

in my humble oppinion, a flat rate across the board that every corporation and every wage earner pays exactly the same percentage.

i would just throw a number out that 2% of every money exchange including all Churches is a "fair tax". No deductions.

Answer 4

Everyone is paying their fair share when America is not borrowing money from communists like China.  If you want to live somewhere with low taxes, move to the nearest 3rd world nation.

Answer 5

You want specifics from liberals? Are you kidding me?

The only specifics they can muster is when they are attacking Republicans. The can recite all of the liberal rhetoric against the Bush administration down to the finest details, but they simply are not able give a definite answer regarding their own position.

Liberals don't think ~ they "feel," and when it comes to taxes, they "feel" that that rich should pay more than they already do. Never mind the fact that the rich already pay the lions share of taxes in this country. What liberals are after is a socialist redistribution of wealth.