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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH
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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (357074)2/10/2003 5:12:10 PM
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It is not at all clear that there is a good rationale for progressivity in a situation where one is being taxed by percentages. Inevitably, the rich will pay more, because they have a higher income. The only justification for progressivity is to relieve the "not rich" from paying at the same rate as the rich. Whether or not it is a sufficient rationale, there is no magic figure that is "fair", it is primarily a policy matter. Class warfare rhetoric is wholly misplaced, insofar as the rate on the "not rich" is not only not increased, but is itself reduced.......
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