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Originally Posted by Locke
I think the opposite. Its time to make tax treatment standard and uniform and to stop offering leniency, amnesty, deals and loopholes.
Make your stand. Be clear and dont back down.
Much of it stems from other issues. In my experience the average Canadian doesnt mind paying their taxes, its part of living in this great nation, what average Canadians do mind is rich Canadians getting away with murder and all the while watching the Government waste their tax money on signs in French and other superfluous crap.
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CBS Sunday Morning did a feature today on the 100th anniversary of the introduction of personal income tax form in the USA.
Only the richest few Americans paid taxes initially and the highest rate was 7% in that first year. Shortly thereafter, with World War 1 coming round, the top rate went to 77%.
Only the wealthiest paid for 20 years before "fair" became an issue for them and the tax base was expanded to more ordinary Americans.
Today, the large majority of Americans feel a moral responsibility to pay their taxes but its all about "fair" regarding the overall acceptance of taxes. Most hate the process of putting their taxes together than they do the actual bill.
It's always the question of "what is fair?" and the struggle for society to find the right spot.
Cowperson