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Originally Posted by Mord
How does the income tax keep people out of poverty? Not being combative. I actually don't know.
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I'm not accusing you of not knowing this but two examples are Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion. One safe thing about a progressive income tax is that if it's implemented correctly the money will be there so people can't get caught in situations where tax evasion is inevitable. Another point is income tax on a proper sliding scale should not burden the poor. What hurts the poor is admittedly more complicated than that but taxing their toothpaste or whatever obviously doesn't help them.