General Discussion

You have to hand it to the repubs. They're masters at marketing. Or maybe it's just that the dems are so goddamned bad at it. IDK, but they've very successfully convinced middle & working class Americans that paying taxes is the problem, not that the rich don't pay more. IMO, money earned from labor should have the lowest tax rate of all, since it's a direct exchange of your life's time for money. Investment income should be taxed the most cuz it's your money working for you.

Years ago, I worked for a very rich man. One year his accountant called & I was going to send his call through, but he said, "No, just Tell him the check needs to be for $1.2 million." LOL. His income taxes. When I told my boss, he grimaced a bit, but then smiled & said, "Sounds bad, I know, but do you know how much I made to get a tax bill like this?" He was one of the most generous bosses I worked for, & when the CFO wanted to start pre-employment drug testing, he said, "No. We deal with individual issues if we have them."

There was a meme going around recently, about all the money the billionaires have donated to some fund, the stupid ballroom probably, & the text was: When they donate more than what a tax increase would cost them, you know what it's really about.