Dwain Northey (Gen X)

The adage that needs of many out weigh the needs of the few has never been GOP policy but now more than ever it is obvious that protecting the fortunes of the wealthy is their priority.

The mega rich increase their fortunes in up or down markets , Donny’s tariff threats wreak havoc on the markets but that doesn’t hurt the wealthy only the 401k that can’t short sale the markets. The big question is when is enough, enough? How someone can be sitting on billions in wealth while they know others are starving and homeless is beyond me. How a group can stand up and decry that programs that help those that have the least are wasteful and irresponsible and through the other side of their mouth claim that those that have the most will be irreparably hurt if they were to be asked to pay taxes even equal the taxes paid by other that have less. The disconnect is that the super rich use more of the commons , i.e. roads, airports and many of the things taxes pay for but they don’t feel they should be paying for.

The proponents of a flat tax refuse to acknowledge that a flat tax hurts those with less as a percentage, they only look at the numbers. 20% flat tax leaves a family making $50k a year only bring home $40k, that $10k absolutely changes their life. A COE earning $1million a year with the same 20% flat tax would pay $200k in taxes, and yes that is a large sum of money but that still leaves $800k. I don’t know about you but I think I could make $800k a year work, small family only keeping $40k and working full time and possibly paying for childcare and rent is in todays world is tough.

Tax the rich, Billionaires should not exist, there is enough for everyone and should not be monopolized by a very few.