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View Poll Results: What should paying one's "fair share" mean with regard to taxes?
Flat Tax: Everyone pays the same proportional tax rate on earnings above a defined minimum 9 40.91%
Head Tax - Everyone pays the same flat dollar amount regardless of income level 0 0%
Progressive - Your taxes are driven by the "bracket" you are in 10 45.45%
Fairness cannot be defined anywhere in life, so politicians using this phrase are clueless 3 13.64%
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Old 04-04-2012, 08:55 AM
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it would be nice if a real, lengthy discussion was had on taxes. rates, tax reform, what to do about the entitlement programs. we need to face reality, rather than having politicians continue to pander to their constituents.


lol

right, like that'll happen.
Yeah - won't happen.

Why would politicians treat the budget and spending problem like the math problem that it clearly is?? Emotional heartstrings play so much better than addition and subtraction in the media.
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