I'll be happy to go back to the Pre-Reagan tax brackets of 70 % for the top 1% Saying they are paying more now than the poor is just playing with statistics The current income disparity between the Rich and poor is much greater now and continues to grow
First, my responses will be getting faster, I'm only 20 pages behind! lol
Second, my point was more that people complain about the system not being fair & the rich (undefined) should pay more, when in fact, many of the "poor" don't even pay anything at all. That is NOT a fair (equal) system. And it may be playing with statistics, but the fact that a small fraction of the population pays ~3/4 of the bill, how fair is that?
Also... HOLY CRAP!?!?! 70%!!! I had to go look that up. 1981, 70%, over $108k ($375k today) single filer. That.... shocks/amazes me. That's really interesting. I'll have to think about that for a while and research more.
As for the disparity, that has always been with us (humans.) What was the disparity between a pharaoh and a slave? Monarchs and their serfs? I would argue that the benefit of our current system (capitalism) has lifted more people out of poverty than ever before in history. And for most countries, even those in poverty are far better off than in previous centuries.
I have volunteered years of service in working for missions/shelters for homeless. I personally feel we need to take care of them and help them. I do not believe the government is the best solution for solving this issue and I would prefer for the government to be as small as possible and take as little of my money as possible.
You gave me something to think about with those previous tax brackets. Off to catch up on that last bit. I can do it!