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Originally Posted by HockeyIlliterate
I think that I understand your comments, but in regard to the quoted portion, if you truly believe that the "will of the majority should guide the society," then I suppose, at least in the U.S., slavery (or at least segregation) would still likely be allowed, women might just now be getting the right to vote, and homosexual marriage would still likely be illegal.
Which is why I think that, in regard to some matters, the "will of the majority" is not how things should be decided. And tax policy is probably one of those matters.
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Than it should be decided by the will of the minority? Lets be straight about this, in the US it isn't the legislative bodies who are running the show, it's the big money contributors who have their self interest at heart.
While I agree not all policies should be controlled by "the will of the majority" (IIRC the majority in Canada wanted to retain the death penalty but our MPs voted to abolish it) this isn't an ideologue problem where it's one choice or the other, it's a situation that needs checks and balances as situations arise. Right now the taxation policy in the US seems to favour the rich with too many loopholes, as the trickle down policy is a bunch of rubbish.
You don't agree but the only people I can see agreeing with your position are the ones who profit from the current situation or those in their pay. Any others are being foolish.