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If America is fair and everyone is supposed to be considered equal.?
Why do most liberals and progressives think that it is fair if wealthier people pay an unequal percentage of taxes?
Sean. the federal government cannot make people have equal skills and equal drive. Hence lower wages for some and higher for others.
B. I was talking about percentage. person A makes 20000.00 after deductions and pays 20%. His tax would be 4000.00. Person B makes 200000.00 after deductions and pays 20%. His tax would be 40000.00.
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
As well as minorities getting special treatment instead of equal treatment. And you can be politically incorrect towards whites but not minorities.
There's nothing equal about America.
- HumblebragLv 51 decade ago
Yeah I guess if Bill Gates pays $100 dollars a year and the homeless guy on the corner pays the same it's all fair.
- ThomasSLv 71 decade ago
I'll go you one better.....why do liberals / progressives think it's only "fair" for wealthy people to be wealthy, if they are say - Al Gore, George Soros, The Obamas, The Clintons, John "Heinz" Kerry, Oprah....the list goes on and on.
- 1 decade ago
If America is fair and everyone is supposed to be considered equal why is everyone not paid the same amount?
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Most libbies are minimum wage pot smokers.
- 1 decade ago
i love how america was founded by people who said "all men were created equal"... except blacks, indians, women, ect.. :D
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Because they can afford the extra tax.
