When 10% of the population controls 90% of the wealth, and 1% of the population controls 30% of the wealth, what alternative tax structure would make sense to you? A "fair" flat tax rate would overtax people who already make barely enough, or less, than they need for basic living and secure retirement. And undertax people who have billions more than they need.
Wait... which party just had two turns to stuff the court and the justice department with hardliner ideological cronies? The Libertarians? No not them. Hmm.. the Greens? Nope. The Dems? Hmm... no, not those ones either...The Supreme court is used way to frequently as an outlet for bratty jerks to get their way when their arguments arn't getting the traction they wanted. We should use the courts when we need it and they should have the foresight to avoid massively shattering decisions.
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