Originally Posted by
Grumble
Please explain... not paying into the system and enjoying the benefits is a free ride if you ask me.
It's not a free ride for the reasons I laid out - they do pay federal income taxes, just not directly. Do you think that FICA taxes and sales taxes could be regressive without a progressive federal tax? Wouldn't a Big Mac be cheaper if McDonald's didn't have to pay corporate tax? Now, one could argue that it would be better - the federal government would be more accountable - if the working poor realized how much they were indeed paying, but to say that they are paying nothing is ridiculous. There was a study that showed all Americans pay roughly the same amount of overall tax when the dust finally settles - I'll try to find it again and post it.