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SirClintonPortis · 12-22-2011, 03:46 AM

Really, there will be NO end to this debate. People care about being treated well first, being treated "fairly"--and there are many ways to define "fairly"-- second. Note: "treated well" is not the same a "being well", although they are tied closely together in these matters, but that's a different messy matter altogether.

Fairness could be that an "equal chunk" be taken out of someone. That could be by percentage or a flat tax.

Fairness could be defined as "[more] equal" utility(happiness, pleasure, etc) derived from that extra dollar saved.

Even if everyone agrees on what a "fair" tax is, there's the other part of the system: Who gets the dibs on the goods and services produced from those taxes. Let's assume everyone pays a flat percentage of taxes and that is "fair". Folks can then debate all day about who gets that collected money back in the form of goods, services, and handouts in a similar manner.

Heck, even the whole system can be critiqued. If a regressive tax were imposed, would it really be unfair if most of the money gets back into the hands of the taxpayers' who paid them in the form of goods and services?

12-22-2011, 03:46 AM	#56
SirClintonPortis Pro Bowl Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 6,052	Re: Whats Fair When it Comes to Taxes? Really, there will be NO end to this debate. People care about being treated well first, being treated "fairly"--and there are many ways to define "fairly"-- second. Note: "treated well" is not the same a "being well", although they are tied closely together in these matters, but that's a different messy matter altogether. Fairness could be that an "equal chunk" be taken out of someone. That could be by percentage or a flat tax. Fairness could be defined as "[more] equal" utility(happiness, pleasure, etc) derived from that extra dollar saved. Even if everyone agrees on what a "fair" tax is, there's the other part of the system: Who gets the dibs on the goods and services produced from those taxes. Let's assume everyone pays a flat percentage of taxes and that is "fair". Folks can then debate all day about who gets that collected money back in the form of goods, services, and handouts in a similar manner. Heck, even the whole system can be critiqued. If a regressive tax were imposed, would it really be unfair if most of the money gets back into the hands of the taxpayers' who paid them in the form of goods and services? __________________ Analysis using datasets (aka stats) is an attempt at reverse-engineering a player's "goodness". Virtuosity remembered, douchebaggery forgotten. The ideal character profile shoved down modern Western men and women's throats is Don Juan.