: About Me

I'm a undergraduate student in the Northeast, as well as a husband, father and homeowner.

I have always enjoyed writing, and recently have taken to writing online. I am most interested in the debate over politics, but I like to read or write about anything.

Other than participating in lively political debates, my hobbies are chess, Go, amatuer radio, and geocaching.

My passion is ...

Debate

I know too much about ...

Economics and radio theory

My parents always told me ...

Work hard

My childhood ambition ...

To be a cop

My favorite memory ...

Wedding day

Why I write ...

I enjoy it

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

CSPAN

My first job ...

Farmhand

My best moment ...

Daughter's birth

My inspiration ...

Mankind living freely

Politics, News & Issues > Politics, News & Issues (Other) Do the rich pay their fair share in taxes?

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This question may be difficult to answer. What constitutes a 'fair share' is certainly subjective! However, if one takes a look at the numbers the answer becomes clear: the rich pay their fair share of taxes, and then some. The statistics show that a small minority of the wealthiest pay a large percentage of our income taxes. According to IRS data, the wealthiest 1% of taxpayers pays a whopping 40.4% of our country's income tax. The top half of taxpayers in America pays 97% of all the income tax, meaning the bottom half pays only 3%. In fact, nearly 40% of all Americans pay no income tax a...

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