The point is that the middle class and the rich pay more of their livelihood. 10% less of your income to a rich person means they may not be able to buy another 3 yachts this year. 10% to a middle class person means they may not have any savings. 10% to a poor person means they'll be out on the street because they can't afford food AND rent. Your description of "fair share" completely ignores this. You do emphasize how pay should be more balanced, which I agree with, but since it's not, what's the solution?Oh give me a break, its a matter of opinion either way.
People are generally selfish, and people like to think that they shouldn't have to pay and that other people should. This is nothing new. And please stop with this concept that poor people pay other taxes in a higher amount than rich people. That's idiotic and not a matter of opinion and patently false.
Rich people pay more of all forms of taxes, including the "regressive" taxes you have described, as an absolute dollar amount.
See I think you're wrong here. Yes, people can be selfish, but they can come together also. Like if I had to pay 5% more in taxes, but then that extra 5% would end hunger in America, I would be happy to. If I had to pay another 5% and that would end homelessness in America, I would want to pay that too. I might have less money, but then I would have more peace of mind not only for everyone else, but if things ever got too bad for me, the system would have my back. There's a saying "Everybody does better when everybody does better" that has some truth to that. Now of course, a good portion of our taxes get squandered on things I would NEVER want to fund, so I'm sure as hell not volunteering to pay more in our current system, but the truth is more complicated than everybody being a selfish bastard about everything at all times. If that were true, nobody would ever donate to charities, work at volunteer organizations, etc.At least I was being honest in my argument. I guarantee you pay as little taxes as you are required to by law, and would not be happy to pay a penny more.