引用第7楼一剪梅于2012-10-08 14:50发表的 :
Thank you so much for the research you've done. Sorry i have to earn my salary. No time to perform such an extensive research. The only problem I have is with Romney's income tax rate. Obama is rich, but not nearly as rich as Romney. Yet Obama is paying 20% federal tax. Romeny only pays 13% in 2010 and 14% in 2011. No matter what kind of fancy theory you put on Romeny, this number doesn't seem to be fair at all. Complaining about Romney paying too little tax doesn't mean I'm complainimng EVERY capitalist. Not compalining EVERY capitalist doesn't mean I CAN"T complain a single capitalist, and this capitalist happens to aspire to be my president. And This capilist is definitely not alone in the low tax rate he's paying. Please DON"T mix the good kind of capilists like Warrent Buffet and Bill Gates with the greedy kind of capitalist such as Romney. Just because they're all capitalists doesn't mean they have the same level of consicouness and same sense of responsibility. FYI, your so called good capitalist Warren Buffett's tax rate is 11% and it is even lower that Romney's (http://huelskamp.house.gov/index ... cle&id=3693
). I am sure both of them paid every cents of their taxes. Fair or not, it is depending on your point of view. But in gereral, investment income carries a bigger risk than regular income. So lower rate for investment income does have its merit. The only question is, what rate is fair? I don't think there will be an easy answer.
I know Warren Buffet is arguing for higher taxes. But he can already do that voluntarily if he chooses to do so. IRS will take any extra money from anyone beyond what he/she obligated to pay. I don't think Mr. Buffet has ever done that.
Btw, I don't think you can find many capitalists who are not greedy. Greed is the driving force behind human advances. it is fine as long as they do it legally. |