Originally Posted by
jungle
I find that interesting. If I make a million dollars and you make 10,000 and we are both taxed at 10%, who pays more?
The sad part is that not only are the higher earners paying more for the exact same benefits, but they contribute far more to the economy and the government.
Wrong again. Let's assume a road, and a gasoline tax to build the road and everyone in town drives the same - in this case it's a regressive tax because the richest pay the same in dollar amount, but the least as a percentage of their income. You might think everyone benefits the same from this road, but you'd be wrong again. The rich benefit more because they are more likely to have workers that travel on this road and they are the ones shipping their products on this road. This is a road whose cost is largely borne by working poor simply because there are so many more of them than there are rich people.