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Originally Posted by Grumpy
It was 17 before taxes. The only income we had was my wife delivering pizzas for Domino's. I was paying 980 for my mortgage at the time. I know there are other areas more depressed then the greater Detroit area but not by much.
And no I am not saying my family is better then anyone else. Just saying we were hurting big time and all most lost our house several times but you do what you have to in tough times.
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Got it.
Back to the flat tax topic, it seems to me on its face to be a good idea. I think simplest solutions are always the best but no matter what the challenge, solutions have to work.
The only exception to the flat tax that I could see advocating for would be for those who giving up 10% of their income would mean going without basic human necessities such as food, clothing, and medical care.
I am of the opinion that people need to take care of each other to some degree. No one is
truly on their own. For all its glaring imperfections and excesses, government is one of the ways in which we do take care of each other. I'd like to see a government that uses some wisdom and discretion when helping those at the bottom.
Working with the 10% figure that's been floated, I'd happily pay 11% so that some -those truly in need- would not have to pay any.