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All those men would be middle class and above then. Otherwise four would pay nothing and 2 would pay less than the coffee takes to make. Then the governamnt would pay the cofeee shop with the chinese credit card for the shortfall.Then the government would propose that the one that most earns pay for the credit card bill.Next week the 6 want donut rights.
Not quite accurate. The example considers income tax only. Add in FICA and only two pay nothing. Can anyone recalculate?
Yeah, well, FICA is a cash-back deal; it funds retirement and disability benefits. It is rigged so the poorest get the most bang for their buck. It has no place in this illustration.
Suppose that every day, ten men meet at their favorite coffee shop for lattes, espressos, and the occassional muffin, and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this:
The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing.
The fifth would pay $1.
The sixth would pay $3
The seventh would pay $7.
The eighth would pay $12.
The ninth would pay $18.
The tenth man (the richest) would pay $59.
I have pointed out the problems with this numerous times. It assumes that all 10 people get the same thing, which may be true in a coffee shop, but is not true about the government. The rich benefit far more from the status quo then the poor do even after those mean old poor folks victimize them.
The rich get far more benefit out of the government then the poor. They benefit more from the police, and military since they have more stuff to protect. They benefit more from the FAA. The more shopping and driving they do they do the more then benefit from the roads, and the ports. They even benefit more from the public schools because it means a better trained and more efficient workforce with few youths turning to crime and gangs etc. and so forth. The poor on the other hand get welfare. SS and Medicare are split.
Essentially if tomorrow the rich person didn't show up and pay and everyone else stopped paying for the government I assure you the wealthy would have far more to lose in the insueing anarchy then the poor.
As to the argument the rich will move overseas, outside of America is for the most part much more hostile territory then America is. Most of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Latin America have far stronger socialist tendencies then the US.
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