Tax Discrimination

By Jeff Wade, published Nov 12, 2007
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How many taxes are enough? There is a cigarette, alcohol, road, property, gasoline, sells, and income tax. There are more taxes of coarse, but these are the familiar ones. If someone were to complete a study on how much the U.S. population pays in taxes, I am sure that the results would be shocking.

I do not mind paying taxes as long as they are fair. I see it as supporting our troops during war or peace. However, I believe that everyone, even the people on welfare or government housing, should pay taxes. No one should be allowed a free ride. If poor people, who are on government social programs, can not pay taxes, then perhaps the government should obtain services from them. I always hear about the rich cheating on their taxes, but I never hear anything about the poor cheating on their taxes - and they do too. For some of them do not pay taxes.

The United States of America Constitution declares, "All men are created equal". But, we are not taxed as equals. Therefore, our tax code violates the U.S. Constitution by discriminating against the upper, middle, and lower class. Taking the path of least resistance is not good for the country, which is exactly what the Democrats and Republicans have been doing for years. Will they put politics a side and actually solve these problems, rather than making them worse?

Taxing the rich and giving to the poor is not an incentive for the poor to become rich. It is an incentive to remain poor. It is a known fact that if the government continues to raises taxes, businesses will leave the United States. So instead of punishing the inventors, investors, and entrepreneurs who create jobs in this country, why not reward or encourage them?

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