i spoke nothing to the fact of refunds, but sir, you are simply not correct. I'm curious to know how you have the "scoop" about every issue raised, and how it seems nearly everything is painfully pro-Dem anti-GOP
I don't have the scoop on everything. I have a thought and I put it out there just like anyone else. Also,
I provided my argument with no regard of political affiliation. Never once did I try to box your opinion as being "Conservative" or "Liberal", nor did I use any of the usual political buzzwords to express it. Therefore, you have no grounds (beyond your own biases and suspicions) for determining whether or not my argument was "painfully pro-Dem and anti-GOP"... that is, unless you consider mathematics to be "liberal".
My father was intimately involved in the law and tax areas of the US and my Uncle is still involved in the governmental sector of taxes, and both fully disagree with your stance.
I had two sisters that worked for the IRS for several years and they'd say otherwise. Not that any of this makes any real difference since we don't gain leverage or insight on an argument based on family relation.
To my previous point, I'm dying to know where your info comes from!
From a combination of accessible web sources and personal experiences that you don't care about since you hold your political ideologies in more regard to facts that may challenge you to think differently.
You should be making tons of money from it, because two established, successful professionals that get paid to do it seem to know little in comparison!
And thus far in this argument, you have provided nothing to defend your statements beyond two relatives that aren't members of LPSG who "work in the industry", what they supposedly would say, and shrouded attacks on my intellect. So sorry if this isn't enough to discredit what I have to say, but your daddy can't save you here.
I will make one correction in my previous argument... the number I provided earlier representing the number of taxpayers in America was incorrect. It's more like 138 Million people and not 186 Million. Even so, politicians trying to point fingers at people for "not paying federal taxes" are just as dishonest as the ones who also like to make "Food Stamps" an issue. The more you lower taxes, the more you make it difficult for our nation to generate enough revenue to take care of the needs of its citizens. There's no logical explanation for anyone to insist on making necessary services for our country's citizens worse just to provide more money for richer people who are supposed to create more jobs.
And beyond all of this... your argument regarding taxes in this thread is completely
off topic.
EXCEPT, there is no need for moral justification. We as human beings, and entirely selfish and self-interested...anyone that says otherwise is absolutely lying. I'm not saying you can't help individuals, but when push comes to shove, selfishness reigns supreme.
There's always a need for a person to feel justified for their actions. Nobody conducts their lives without having any conscious awareness of how they are perceived by others. Being self-interested is not necessarily being selfish, and those who know the difference know how to balance the two in order to make things better for everyone around them. I wouldn't be where I am in my career if I was ultimately selfish, so it only reigns supreme in the minds that don't think they can (or have to) work with anyone else to get what they want.
That's what I believe, and quite frankly I don't care if you think I'm lying since others do understand where I'm coming from.