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Do people understand that the lower classes would pay their share if there was less income inequality?

Government revenue SOARED during Clinton's second term as real wage growth occurred ACROSS THE BOARD for the first time in decades. Millions were thus pushed into higher tax brackets.

Wage stagnation and exploding income inequality has resulted in fewer and fewer owing federal income taxes.

If you want most Americans to have "skin the game" why not give them a more equitable cut of the loot?

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  • ?
    Lv 6
    8 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    Herein lies the problem: define the boundaries of each class. How do you decide upper, middle, and lower. I bet you 100% of the people here will consider themselves lower-middle class while making 0-$1 million+ dollars a year. Those millionaires may have to pay for all kinds of business expenses thus consider themselves middle class. Those brackets are easily worked around if you know the law or have hired people that do.

  • Ditka
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Take a look at his 1st term and what happened during the second term.. Clinton went towards the middle and congress and senate was controlled by republicans.. Jobs soared, and the economy soared due to the steps he took away from his Liberal 1st term where democrats lost control of both the senate and the congress. . You are right he soared in 2nd term BUT the reasons where not due to your interpretation. If you are going to use the facts use the correct facts.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    You should earn your income not be given it because someone thinks that's the fair thing to do.

    You already admitted tonight you don't pay any federal income taxes yet you complain about wealthy people not paying their fair share when they pay a helluva lot more than you do. What makes you so special that you should get a free ride in this country while you criticize people that contribute far more than you do?

  • 8 years ago

    Income equality. Like Communism?

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  • 8 years ago

    Why not just have a FLAT tax... that way everyone has "skin in the game"

  • ?
    Lv 7
    8 years ago

    Income inequality is gobbledygook. If people want more money either work harder, get a better education or make a better mousetrap. LOL!

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    What do you mean? If we provided more welfare, those people would start to pay tax on it? LMAO

    Source(s): PS Knucklehead, the "revenue soared" AFTER Newt and the 104th Congress wrote THAT BUDGET and FORCED Clinton to sign it!
  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    You already aren't paying income tax, what more do you want.

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    no we're all stupid

    you're the only person with a functional brain in the whole world

  • Anonymous
    8 years ago

    "pay their share?"

    if someone pays his taxes, he is paying his share

    you are using suspiciously Republicanspeak

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