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    Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff View Post
    Your side thinks that it is O.K. to tax the wealthy at a profoundly higher rate than everyone else. Is that discrimination? Should there be no more dialogue about tax rates?
    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.

    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.
    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...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Koga No Goshi View Post
    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.
    So it IS okay to discriminate against some people, just not people with sexual fetishes.

    What if I said that most rich people were born that way?
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    Quote Originally Posted by TuffStuffMcGruff View Post
    So it IS okay to discriminate against some people, just not people with sexual fetishes.

    What if I said that most rich people were born that way?
    You'd be correct...
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