Quote Originally Posted by ChunkyMonkey View Post
Then push for flat tax. Oh wait.. that aint fair per the left. The system is originally designed to encourage growth - however corrupted, it is still doing what it's designed to do. Anything extreme is bad.. extreme growth typically = corruption.. Nevertheless, what you are purposing sounds like 'the great leap forward,' fair taxation and workers' rights. We know how that turned out.
Our system is NOT designed to encourage growth, it is designed to encourage short term gain over long term viability and health. Please tell me why in the heck we give taxbreaks to companies that ship production overseas? IS that designed to do this nation long term good? Please tell me why a banker should get a lower taxrate than a small business owner? All it does is reward gambling. Gambling that nearly destroyed our economy. We need to raises taxes on dividends to the same level as everyone else. Then investors would invest for the long term instead of going for the quick dollar regardless of long term health of the nation. Eating your legs may make you less hungry but tomorrow you may need to run.