proportionately less. Take a look at how social security works. Bill Gates pays the same amount into the system that you do. I don't know what you make and am not asking. I think it is safe to say however that the amount of Social Security tax you both pay is a far smaller percentage of Bill Gates' income.
Dana On 1/10/06, Nick McClure <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > With a flat tax how would the affluent pay less? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Dana [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 5:38 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: FairTax (was Re: Next in line to be labelled) > > > > flat tax is ultimately regressive, like social security. The affluent > > pay less. Does not seem fair. > > > > Dana > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:191521 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
