Quote Originally Posted by BOBS DAD
That's the beauty of the American way... we all want something until it adversely affects us. It's just plain old human nature.

So many have posted and maintained that everyone should pay the same amount (% of income earned)! PERIOD. That's it! It is unfair and downright puishment to charge someone "who has worked hard to be succesful" a slightly hegher percent.

But on a similar note, you perhaps now think that it is unfair (or at least stupid) to charge you the same amount (%) of your $100,000.00 as someone who lives somewhere else (with a lower costs of living).

SO... are you suggesting it would be "fairer" or at least "less stupid" to tax you less???

I think that the answer or comeback to your implication is that "we are all free to move to where ever we like". Usually the higher costs of living in a given area warrants a higher pay wage for the same job. I find that to be very true in my industry. Someone doing my job in Los Angeles will generally make 3-4 times more than I. I could move to L.A, but my financial gains would easily be offset by my higher costs of living.
AH see now that is a good point that I didn't think about.

In New York City the cost of living is outrageous. 100,000 a year is like 20,000 a year here. Very good point.
but different states have different taxes.

just like in Canada. Not everyone pays the same tax as Ontario but ontario is the most heavily populated.

HAHA just a funny side note. I was looking at population charts for Canada the other day. Ontario is the most populated lol the least populated was the Yukon and the population was something like 30 LOL