Concessions for Taxing The 1%
In the near future, the bush tax cuts will expire and another debt ceiling debate will begin. With that being said, I just do not see the top 1%, or even the .01%, escaping higher taxes. Though, is there any way America can coax the rich into willfully paying higher taxes?
What if we could offer minute public benefits to those that have to pay higher taxes? For instance, take this short list:
- What if the 1%ers became eligible to park in handicap parking spaces for 2 years.
- Or, the .01%ers got expedited passport service for free
- Even better, what if the taxed, rich population received a fast pass lane at the DMV
I must admit that this post is essentially a paraphrase of a WSJ opinion piece months ago, yet the fundamental idea has stuck with me for some time now. Since the 1% only represent ~3,000,000 people nationwide, would anyone even notice a couple occupied handicapped spots every once in a while? Maybe some people might notice that a handful of Bentley drivers have suddenly become disabled; otherwise I highly doubt the concession would cause that big of a scene.
Maybe it is time for legislators to get creative in Washington in order to tax the wealthy. Honestly, I think we can all stomach to trade a fast pass lane at the DMV for the holistic benefit of receiving more tax revenue.
Does anyone have any better concessions for the rich in return for higher taxes?






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Come to grips with taxing the
Come to grips with taxing the rich? You mean making them support even more of the country?
Americans love making other people pay for their shit. Same thing with this bullshit tax the rich argument (as if the wealthiest Americans don't already pay the majority of taxes). We will continue to milk people simply because "they won't miss it". This sort of criminal mentality breeds an entitlement mindset which is counter to the competitive nature of the world.
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not in fiance my pay is <40,000 and i pay 10k in taxes FML
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By net worth and Income I
By net worth and Income I fall with in the top 1%. I would be willing to pay more in income taxes, capitol gains taxes, business taxes in exchange for lower tax rates in other areas, specificly the estate taxes. The problem I have with the current tax structure is that I pay a large amount of taxes in various fourms. So much that I pay a larger percentage of my income in taxes then most if not all of you do. So the whole "1% doesn't pay a fair share" is just laughable.
This is comming from a guy who has large holdings of tax deductable assets and lives in a no income tax state.
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Or, after they pay their
Or, after they pay their taxes we could just...
Not send them to prison?
Same concession everyone else gets for paying their government mandated dues.
you seriously think any of
you seriously think any of those would happen? people would flip out even more about 1% getting special treatment, did you actually think this through?
I'm going to assume you read
I'm going to assume you read this WSJ piece by Scott Adams, which lays out basically exactly the same concepts but goes even a little farther on the brainstorming. Actually really good food for thought: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB100014240527487032...
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"Eventually this country will
"Eventually this country will have to come to terms with taxing the rich."
-This statement is a joke, no?
"Does anyone have any better concessions for the rich in return for higher taxes?"
- No, leave them the fuck alone. Most wealthy people got that way thru hard work or inheritance. It doesn't matter how they arrived with their money, it's not ours, it's theirs... They don't owe us shit nor do they give a fuck about parking in Handicap spots or driving in a special fast lane in exchange for them to further finance entitlement programs and wars.
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CaptK wrote: I'm going to
I'm going to assume you read this WSJ piece by Scott Adams, which lays out basically exactly the same concepts but goes even a little farther on the brainstorming. Actually really good food for thought: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703293204576106164123424314.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsForth
VERY interesting, thank you.
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I called my wife fat while we were making dinner.
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See, I would consider happily
See, I would consider happily paying more taxes if it would only go to reducing debt and we had a law which forbade Congress from adding to the debt. Once we are near debt free the tax increase would be eliminated and call it a day.
But this will never happen. People will talk about the rich not paying "enough" or their "fair share" without every saying definitively how much a fair share really is. Increased taxes will go into the general fund and get pissed away on government bloat or entitlement programs which only garner votes for one side or another.
Why is the answer more taxes or cut programs that help people? How about we find waste and make the government more efficient? How about we pare back enlarged government agencies? You telling me there is no fat to cut? Get fucking real.
Until then I won't support any increase in government theft.
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Interesting idea. I was
Interesting idea. I was thinking similar only with regards to using bus/taxi lanes on roads, or being allowed to travel on toll roads for free at certain points...would probably cause outrage though as it would be seen as a handout to those who are rich
Nothing will induce the 1% to
Nothing will induce the 1% to voluntarily pay more in taxes unless the benefits provided are worth more than the increase in taxes they will see. The 1% didn't get to being the 1% by accepting stupid deals.
Feel free to comment on this
Feel free to comment on this thought with statistics, but I was under the impression that the spending issue is much more pertinent than the taxation issue. I know we need to retool our balance sheets, but it is spending that has got out of control, NOT under-taxation. I would much rather prefer a lower taxation rate that aligns with lower spending than raising taxes to meet current expenditures, which are unacceptably high.
It seems we keep raising expenditures and trying to play a catch up game with government revenues. Risky game to play and it also had a negative effect on the economy (crowding out etc..)
Sometimes it seems this taxation issue is a smokescreen to distract us from a more important issue.
solb22 wrote: Feel free to
Feel free to comment on this thought with statistics, but I was under the impression that the spending issue is much more pertinent than the taxation issue. I know we need to retool our balance sheets, but it is spending that has got out of control, NOT under-taxation. I would much rather prefer a lower taxation rate that aligns with lower spending than raising taxes to meet current expenditures, which are unacceptably high.
It seems we keep raising expenditures and trying to play a catch up game with government revenues. Risky game to play and it also had a negative effect on the economy (crowding out etc..)
Sometimes it seems this taxation issue is a smokescreen to distract us from a more important issue.
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