Believe me, I followed this election very closely. I understood the idea of paying higher taxes to be a broader idea focusing on higher taxes in general rather than just on the Obama plan. I believe that the people who said these things had prior convictions, and when the Obama plan came out, they supported it because they believe it is patriotic to pay higher taxes, not because it taxed the rich more. Maybe that's just me...
I understand where you're coming from, and I see both sides of this issue, but I have several problems with your question and story.
1) You addressed those who think it is patriotic to pay higher taxes, yet you told a parable about tax brackets. These are related only in that they both involve taxes.
2) I don't believe that people tend to directly attack the rich when they are given bigger tax breaks. Usually people have enough sense to complain to policy makers, if they in fact complain.
3) It is a rare story in America for a rich person to leave the country solely because they felt bullied by the tax system. (Warren Buffett himself has stated on numerous occasions that the rich should pay MORE taxes)
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Believe me, I followed this election very closely. I understood the idea of paying higher taxes to be a broader idea focusing on higher taxes in general rather than just on the Obama plan. I believe that the people who said these things had prior convictions, and when the Obama plan came out, they supported it because they believe it is patriotic to pay higher taxes, not because it taxed the rich more. Maybe that's just me...
I was under the impression that rich corporations move to other countries more for the cheap labor than lower taxes.
I understand where you're coming from, and I see both sides of this issue, but I have several problems with your question and story.
1) You addressed those who think it is patriotic to pay higher taxes, yet you told a parable about tax brackets. These are related only in that they both involve taxes.
2) I don't believe that people tend to directly attack the rich when they are given bigger tax breaks. Usually people have enough sense to complain to policy makers, if they in fact complain.
3) It is a rare story in America for a rich person to leave the country solely because they felt bullied by the tax system. (Warren Buffett himself has stated on numerous occasions that the rich should pay MORE taxes)
4) You cited the wrong author: http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/howtaxes.asp