Fair Share

 We here to much "They should pay their fair share" concerning taxes.  Two big questions remain,  who are "they" and what is "fair".  

In the USA it is common for people with higher incomes to pay significantly more tax.  

Do people with higher incomes get more return from the government?  

Would it be fair for people with a low income to pay less for their Ferrari?

Would it be right to charge more for a small can of soup than a giant can of soup?

Why should hard workers pay a higher tax rate?

Is it true that the only way to get high income is to oppress others?

Should everyone pay some tax?

If a wealthy person buys an extravagant boat or house, does this give income to others?

Can a government create wealth?

Can a government redistribute wealth?

Would encouraging wealthy people to leave the country, taking their money with them, improve the standard of living for all?

Do wealthy people provide more jobs than others?

Should corporations be taxed?

Should there be a tax deduction for wages paid?

Should people who save more money by spending less than they earn, pay more taxes?

Should the only wealthy people be politicians?

Should the government be the primary source of charity?

Is it assumed that 'They' are wealthy people or people with high incomes?

Do low income people in the USA have a higher standard of living than the rest of the world?

Do people who delay income by working to get an education and develop skills deserve higher annual incomes?

The original US constitution had a flat tax per citizen.  Is this a fair tax?

You bad

You bad, You bad, am I good?

You bad cause you hate black,

You bad cause you hate white

You bad, You bad, am I good? You bad cause you rich, You bad cause you lazy

You bad, you bad, am I good? You bad cause you love power, You bad cause you big ego

You bad, You bad, am I good?

You bad cause you kill your babies, You bad cause you restrict my choice

You bad, You bad, am I good? You bad cause you different, You bad cause you not the same

You bad, You bad, am I good?

You bad cause you privilege your children, You bad cause you neglect your children

You bad, You bad, am I good?

You bad cause you blame others

You bad cause you want benefits

You bad, You bad, am I good?

You bad cause you sin, You bad cause you judge people

Am I good?  Am I good? By the sacrifice of Jesus.

Are you good?  Are you good? By the sacrifice of Jesus.

Juneteenth

The Juneteenth holiday needs some historical corrections.

The holiday focuses on racist (whites are bad for not freeing Texas slaves for two years) propaganda.  While in reality it marks the end of the US civil war when Texas .

Other dates that deserve celebrating include

July 2, 1777, Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery [Reuters, 2007] 

March 22, When the US congress enacted the Slave Trade Act of 1794.  This prohibited US ships from carrying slaves.  It was the first law restricting slave trade in the world. [Wikipedia, ND]

March 2, When the US congress enacted Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves of 1807 [Wikipedia,ND].  The US was one of the first countries to prohibit slave trade even beating the United Kingdoms, Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, 1807 on 25 March 1807 [Wikipedia,ND]. 

Emancipation Proclamation of January 1, 1863 which freed slaves depending on Union territory captured from "states that had seceded from the United States". [National Archives,ND]

13th Amendment to the Constitution. Passed Congress January 31, 1865. Ratified December 6, 1865. [Wikipedia,ND]

April 9th 1665, Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court house.  "The last the final skirmish of the Civil War occurred on May 12 and 13 at the Battle of Palmito Ranch"  Union victory [History.com,2020].  Note, these are the dates that that slavery in Texas was legally abolished.

"Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed".  [History.com, 2021].  Note that this is between 71 and 37 days after Union victory should have freed slave.  Not the two years to receive word as propagandized. 

References:

Reuters, MARCH 22, 2007, CHRONOLOGY-Who banned slavery when?, retrieved from https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-slavery/chronology-who-banned-slavery-when-idUSL1561464920070322 6/21/21

Wikipedia, ND, Slave Trade Act of 1794, retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_Trade_Act_of_1794 , 6/21/21

Wikipedia, ND, Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of_Slaves, 6/21/21

National Archives,ND, The Emancipation Proclamation, retrieved from https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured-documents/emancipation-proclamation, 6/21/21

Wikipedia, ND, Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution, 6/21/21

History.com, 15 April 2020, Battle of Appomattox Court House, retrieved from https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house, 6/21/21

History.com, 17 June 2021, What Is Juneteenth?, retrieved from https://www.history.com/news/what-is-juneteenth, 6/21/21

Employer Tax Deduction

 How do you feel about what is a fair tax rate?  Biblical standards say 10% of income is fair.  Are you convinced that people that study and work hard to make more money should pay a higher tax rate?  Should someone who is more talented or productive pay a higher tax rate?

The bigger issue is should people or companies that provide employment pay higher taxes?  Is it the responsibility of wealthy people to provide jobs?

I propose an employer tax deduction.  I would suggest a tax deduction of three times what is payed as Employer Social Security Taxes.  Why three times?

Typical businesses have expenses equally distributed among wages, supplies and facilities.  A fair profit is recognized as 7% of receipts and Social Security Tax rate is at 6.2%.  This makes Employer Social Security taxes roughly 2.1% of receipts.  To make the fair profit of 7% tax reduced, would require a tax deduction of 3.3 times Social Security Taxes.

Why Social Security Taxes as an employment indicator.  These taxes are proportional to wages but also are capped so paying excessively high wages would not provide extra benefit. 

Also, the amount of employer Social Security Taxes payed is already available without additional record keeping.

Equality

 What do you mean by equality?

Is equality equal?

If equality is equal, what characteristics are equal?

Does equality mean different things to different people?

Does claiming something is not equality make it not equality?

How often is the claim of inequality not really inequality?

How often does trying to help appear as discrimination?

Does equality mean equal opportunity or equal success?

Is a national champion better than the losers?

Is being better being equal?

Does an addiction make you better?

Does violence make you better?

Does dominance make you better?

How often is the word equality used as a tool of power?

Is there anything called equality that is discriminatory?

Can someone help another person out of their sexual addiction under proposed equality laws?

Can someone help prevent children from becoming addicted under proposed equality laws?

Should we relabel bathrooms as "With/without Penis" instead of boy or girl to maintain privacy of body parts?

Are many claims of inequality mainly intended to destroy morals?

Does overuse of racialism claims encourage inequality?

Should churches have higher morals than the general public or politicians?

Can people act on their beliefs without offending someone?

Can hating sin appear as hating people?

A really sad day

Today (6 Jan) breaks my heart and I hope the countries freedom can survive.

I still do not see how anybody can vote for corrupt Democrats.

I have been thinking as to why Democrats are so corrupt and look at there modern positions on issues.  It seems they want to turn this country into a communist state where their party has absolute control.  His majesty Obama was the leader and I believe he still is the leader of the deep state.  I see immense troubles ahead for anyone with convictions for truth and justice.  The Dems side with Black supremacist, drug dealers, foreign countries

They control the news media and the news media should watch out as they will not be allowed to be unbiased in the future.  They have been obviously biased for years by choice but that choice may go away.  I still hear how they say Trump wants to overturn the election but he only wants an honest vote count and the true results to apply.  Their continual obvious lies and distortions have caused immense trouble for the first president in a long time actually trying to keep his oath of office and defend the constitution.

I fear being able to get an honest election ever again in this country.  The immense fraud goes without punishment.