'Fair Taxes' Actually Are Unfair to All

By Christopher Markowski

The presidential election is grinding away on a single issue: What constitutes a fair tax burden for the support of our great country and way of life. The Democrats say the wealthy should pay more. To wit, Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner's comment that the most fortunate should pay more for the privilege of being an American. Predictably, the Republicans say this is tantamount to wringing the neck of the Golden Goose. The conflict has an ugly veneer, fresh off the Occupy Wall Street movement where the 99% were pitted against the 1%. "Tax fairness" is all about giving the government more that it can get away with. That's why it's unfair to all, because in the long run, it hurts us all.  [more...]