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Nice to chat. I agree with all of your comments, except the notion that taxing the richer 'more heavily' means more than in proportion to their earnings. I appreciate that is sort of seems fairer to tax high income at a higher percentage, but it just doesn't add up. The complex tax system we...

Yes we do disagree :smile: I think that when you earn more you should pay more, but this is all accomodated, and fairly, if we all pay the same percentage. It is not fair that once you earn more than a certain amount, then the percentage you are taxed increases. If, for example, I pay 40% on...

Yes, I accept that like many things this cannot easily be modelled as a continuum, meaning there are various cut offs, not just thresholds but also, on occasions, contradictions. I suspect we are largely in agreement. One thing I'm not sure about is what you mean by 'progressive' tax. Is this...

No, it is due to the working class getting richer. I went to detroit in the early 80s and was amazed by the massive backsides on show. The working class with a sudden increase in income and no added culture and education just eats more. In any case its a response throughout the animal kingdom -...

I rather like free choice. The information is out there. If you decide to ignore it, pay the price. (Smoking is different because it directly affects the health of others). Meantimes, tax the crap out of sugar - why not?