Comments on: The Hypocrite Test: Should Rich People Pay More?

By: Alan N

Alan N — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:24:02 +0000

I have often wondered in the design field for print materials or websites how to determine what you should charge someone.

Here is an example…you are starting up a website company solo so you charge your first few customers $500 per site + whatever extras they want, now a few months later you start getting some high end customers in, do you still charge them the same $500 ? or do you switch over to a new plan where you see what their budget is and work from there?

By: J D Walling

J D Walling — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 04:11:32 +0000

Want = taxation. Then to be “fair” shouldn’t income disparity – absolutely outrageous here be addressed 1st?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 14:23:37 +0000

Fair would be a flat tax rate with a base “tax free”. And the % should stay the same, people who make more should pay more but at a flat percentage. It is not about generosity or feelings. How many people have had a job & worked overtime only to bring home less money???? I have; and that is completely screwed up.

How would people feel if race was input instead of money??
If the rich family were white or black, would that be more or less fair??????

By: John

John — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:06:32 +0000

Let’s stop using this euphemistic word “tax” and replace it with the correct one, “extortion”.

By: ipv5

ipv5 — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:23:31 +0000

Shouldn’t everyone that is on TV pay a tax on the incremental value they receive by being on TV? Every TV personality gets paid to do their job, but they themselves receive additional value by being on the public airwaves and building public recognition. Easily the value of the recognition is equal to the salary received for the appearance.

Shouldn’t the tax rate they pay reflect these additional values they are receiving?

Should the rate be double their current rate?

Since they receive so much value and advocate positions with broad reaching impact, wouldn’t it only be fair that they are affected proportionately?

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:01:22 +0000

Dear K: I’d strongly advise you brush up on your people skills, or else when you get old and frail, though may be a rich bastard, no one is gonna wipe your a** for you.

By: Kayla

Kayla — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 19:53:25 +0000

Thank you, Nicole! for your kind,sane,global VISION!It’s not only about me, me, me, and I believe America is finally waking up and smelling NEW coffee…

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By: marc henlee

marc henlee — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 01:31:57 +0000

Rich people should pay more in taxes. No one person should have billions of dollars. For every dollar they have in bank or “investing” somewhere, is money a lot of others can use in our economy, such as buying groceries, building homes, etc…That same money could help others. The rich are rich because they took advantage of the regulations (or lack of) that society/government provided for them in first place. There are those that say “they earned it”. Yes, but society gave that chance to them. Since they live in a society of other peoples, they should be morally responsible to limit their own greed.

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