Originally Posted by
III Corps
Because Congress knows they can pass laws where in you take from a minority to please a majority. It's not rocket surgery. The bulk of personal income taxes are paid by a small minority of US citizens.
And Congress knows that the average person believes anyone making more should pay more. And they also know that many believe anyone who is 'rich' (usually defined as someone making twice what you are making) is probably not earning it but rather gaining it via nefarious means so the gov should take some of it.
And to further the point, those who pay the most get the least in return while those who pay little to nothing avail themselves of more services.
Exactly III Corps. The top ten percent of taxpayers are now saddled with over 70% of the income tax burden. Government sponsored slavery and economic discrimination is alive and well.
Everyone wants equal rights, but few will step forward and claim equal responsibility.
I would tell ALPA to come and get it if they think they can, which I very much doubt.