Why do we suffer an unfair tax system?

Question

This nation was founded on the principle that we should be represented fairly and not unjustly taxed.

Today's taxes are nothing close to being fair, how can we justify punishing the successful by forcing them to pay greater than their share of collected tax revenues. Wealth redistribution is unconstitutional and un-American. So saying because they can afford it is not an acceptable answer.

Answer 1

because the middle class let the evangelists get manipulated by the very rich

I used to vote Republican. I won't anymore.  I didn't leave the GOP; they left me. But the Dems aren't much better.

Answer 2

The simple answer is---because the Constitution is not followed on how taxes are collected for government use----it is how that taxes are administered that is the most shameful thing.---no man should be taxes on receipts of his labor(which is his property). Until WW11 people would not pay taxed on their labor.....The war effort caused people to start paying taxes, which were to be temporary....The government used the Disney characters to urge people to pay taxes----and now----although we are told they are voluntary----we know otherwise.

Answer 3

Right now we have one of the highest if not the highest taxes on corporations in the world. As a result jobs and companies are leaving at a high rate. Even smaller companies (like the one I work for) are looking to send the work they do outside of the USA.  What can the US Government do to reverse this trend?

I've a novel plan that should satisfy almost everyone. Before you say it's pure BS think about it. No corporate taxes at all. And no federal taxes other than personal income taxes. I know your first thoughts are that can't possible work. But it can. And as soon as I do an edit I'll explain how.

Corporations are in business to make money period. If they don't they don't stay in business. But although they want to make money that also don't want a lot of money lying around doing nothing. They want it working as well. So they put it to work. They renovate, renew, or rebuild their facilities. The purchase new equipment, update older equipment, retool, and other things like that. All these things means the money keeps moving. And when money moves someone makes a profit. Sooner or later all that money will end up with individuals in some shape, form, or fashion.

HERE is where the taxes come in. Any salary, wage, commision, or benefit given to an individual is subject to being taxed. And here's where you start. If someone is living above the poverty line thay will pay some tax. How much will they pay depends on how far above the poverty line they are. No flat tax, but a graduated tax with no upper limit. It make no sense to tax someone making $40K at the same rate as someone who makes $40M a year. Democrats are always saying they ony want to increase taxes on the uber-rich while lowering the taxes on the lower and middle class people. Here's their chance. I'll leave it to the statisticians and mathmaticians to figure out how fast the percentage curve rises.

And here's another thing that will make it work. All the loopholes in the present tax code will cease to exist. The only things you would be allowed to deduct would be for each member of the household(plus on additional deduction for special needs cases) and family health insurance.

  

This years US Budget was about $3 Trillion (that's 12 zeros) to provide for every man, woman, and child, legal and illegal (about 300M) living in the USA. You do the math, I could have made a mistake. But doesn't that figure out to be about $10K each? I don't know about you but I'm not sure I got my $10K worth of services out of the Federal Government.  How much of that was eaten up in buracracy. But that is an whole ball of worms.