Frankly I agree that every American should pay his or her fair share. That is the essence of our Republic , that is an obligation in a free society.
Paying ones fair share in a country like the United States is not limited to ones tax obligation. It includes things like voting and serving on jury duty. It includes not dropping out of school, not cheating on unemployment or welfare benefits, food stamps or taxes (cash payments are taxable), not doing drugs or having multiple children with no father in the home. In short, not doing things that place a drag or unnecessary expense on the society in which you live.
Paying ones fair share includes seeking out every opportunity, using ones skills to the maximum, setting your children’s needs above your own.
Paying your fair share means living within your means, managing personal debt and planning wisely for your financial future.
In the final analysis the people who do not behave responsibly have a far greater deleterious effect on the vast middle class than the few hundred thousand millionaires who may pay an effective tax rate lower than yours.
Our current political leaders want to lead a nation of victims, they want you to think your current state is someone else’s fault and that if more money comes from the few you will be better off. You won’t!
Do you really think you will be better off more dependent on more government programs and the political whims of future Congresses?
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