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Originally Posted by Jinto
Why would a progressive tax be total discrimination? With the same logic you could argument that being rich discriminates the poor. It would be nonsensical to tax someone who can barely survive with 30% and then give hime the same 30% as a means of welfare. This is worse for this person's dignity then not to tax him/her at all.
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Perhaps I should have used the phrase tax
proportion, as in a sudden jump in tax percentage for a certain higher income rather than a proportionate curve all the way up.