Originally Posted by
FighterHayabusa
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.
Wow. The road is equally available to all, the benefit is the same, if you happen to run more vehicles across it you will pay more, in addition to your higher amount in flat rate taxes.
You have mistaken a higher contribution to both society and government as a derivitive of some element of government largesse, a common and sad error in logic.
Bill Gates didn't get rich because the roads were there or the government taxed him less. It is quite laughable to even think this way.
