you need to prove that oozing nonsense. The progressive tax rate was imposed so politicians could buy what they want and only piss off a few percentage of the voters.
"Adam Smith, the father of modern economics and frequent referent of conservatives, favored progressive taxes. In "The Wealth of Nations," Smith said, "It is not very unreasonable that the rich should contribute to the public expense, not only in proportion to their revenue, but something more than in that proportion."
Those who are lucky at birth to be born into wealthy families have structural advantages throughout life that provide them a downhill playing field.
They get the best educations while networking with the most powerful people.
If they want to start a business, they have capital to get started.
If they fail at any point in life, they have a safety net to fall back on. With more capital, they get better returns on investment from economies of scale and access to investment opportunities unavailable to those with less money.
And they can influence government policy in a way that the working class cannot, which reinforces their ability to garner and maintain wealth.
A progressive tax system acknowledges that these advantages are largely the product of the lottery of birth and uses taxes and government services to level the playing field.
By increasing the top marginal tax rate – or, if you prefer, by creating a new top tax bracket, say for income in excess of $1 million a year – we can help those among us who have the least.
That is, by any religious tradition or standard of morality, the right thing to do.
And, by reducing the gap between the rich and the poor, it ends up helping us all."
Progressive tax structure helps reduce harmful income inequality - Opinion - The Daily Athenaeum - West Virginia University
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