I don't mind if the tax rates I proposed are adjusted. I was throwing binders out There that seem right compared to what I already pay. I guess it's hard for me to account for all of the "hidden" taxes and how they affect me and the us treasury.

I'd like the opposite. Every single federal tax be eliminated EXCEPT income tax. No gas tax, no cigarette tax, nothing at all. Then set a progressive income tax with no deductions whatsoever.

I want any tax increases to show up immediately in people's paychecks so we know exactly when they vote to increase our taxes.

I'd like to see:

25k and under: 0%
25001-50k: 20%
50001-100k 25%
100001-500k 30%
500001-5000000 35%
5000001+ 40%

And include ALL sources of income. Stock? Valued at the time given and again at the time sold with the additional revenue taxed at the above rates.

The rich and especially rich and famous are given so much free crap for the advertising it comes with, the rich would never pay taxes again.

She'd get it. Not because I agree with her politically or think she's attractive. She'sa known quantity freak and would probably be fun. As long as she promised to not speak. Ever.

#33. My HOA doesn't allow trucks with commercial insignia on them, and their are some regulations about size of them. Like dually f350 and similar trucks aren't allowed, but if you own a pick up, jeep, or suv it's all good.

The internet is not sarcasms best medium

#50 tell me you know nothing about owning a boat without saying you know nothing about owning a boat.

Have you ever seen the cost comparison of storing a boat at a marina vs a storage yard near your house and towing it to the water?

#36 a raptor? Yeah pay 30k more, for more maintenance, less performance, and higher running costs through having to purchase and stop for gasoline?

Yeah ... no thanks.

Though I have to admit, I'm interested in buying a ford lightning or one of the new rivian trucks. But ... . I have zero need for a new vehicle until after I retire in a few years and lose the work car.

We'll see.

Yep. Which is why I don't have one of those trucks. I need a bed for large objects, but no need to do "real work" So I didn't buy a truck that could do "real work."

Daily commuter not fault counter. Man I need better glasses and/or a larger phone.

#23 it is a tall car with a truck bed. Drives like a car. 16 years old and I have less than 120k on it. The AC is out right now, but otherwise drives like the day I bought it. Love it. It was a fault counter for about 4 years when I first bought it, but it's a grocery getter now and hauls my work out gear. Plus the occasional Lowe's/Home Depot trip.

But then I'd have to find a place to store the trailer ... . Which I can't fit in my garage because of my wife's car and other items ... And it's against my HOA to park them in the driveway. So I'd have to store it off site ... . Drive to go get it and back twice ... counting returning it ... which hardly seems more efficient.

I have a work car so I actually drive my truck only 30 miles a week on average. Necessary of that. I'm still driving my 2007 Honda ridgeline. I love this truck for one reason in particular: The tail gate folds down like normal, but also swings open like a car door. Sure that doesn't help with lifting heavy items up, but it's crazy hope much easier it is to reach deep into the bed to grab smaller items. Every pick up made should open both ways like this.

And? I couldn't get by without a pick up truck. I do some personal training for free in my neighborhood for a core group of people a couple days a week. (I'm going to work out anyway, I have no issue if people join me). I transport 300 pound truck tires, portable pull up bars, kettle bells, etc ... . All the time. I also have a mid size truck, not a full size f150 , but eh.

There is a reason for most people to have trucks, even if 95% of the time is a grocery getter. Their convenience when you need it can't be beaten.

They pose more of a risk to pedestrians, but with the advent of cameras and proximity sensors all over the vehicle, is it REALLY a more dangerous? I'd like to see the data that trucks actually cause more severe injuries and deaths and are involved in proportional more accidents.

#57 no one said it was. I was agreeing with a "what if" type scenario from snoofy.

Your "belief" in test scores having nothing to do with the learning environment isn't supported by evidence. If it is, I'd like to see it.

If you have independent audit days of the costs to support your math, again, I'd like to see that.

Most of the parents I know here that have their kids in private school is because it is a private institution that caters to children with very special needs. I know very few that leave the public system for regular private teaching. This type of payment system would result in more funding to the public schools since their kids aren't in public school anyway, and relieve the unbelievable financial burden they face having kids with extreme special needs.

But I ALSO know that my anecdotes aren't evidence of the big picture.

I am pro strengthening teachers unions. I am pro arresting ------ that disrupt school district meetings. And totally on board with providing little to no weight to parents involvement in curriculum choices. No Child is being "indoctrinated" into a liberal agenda. That's horse pucky.

I'm also pro initiatives like this because they fix the problems short term. All of the other fixes mentioned address the problem in 10 years once the full effect can be seen. And dooms yet another generation of kids to low scores.

But go ahead and tell me you know where I am politically.

You say "you guys." You have no idea who I'm affiliated with politically. Like at all.

I absolutely do not disagree with you. Reducing overhead is a great way to make sure more dollars end up where it should be.

I'm also absolutely against the assault on teacher autonomy, book banning, and other stupidity. But on a macro scale we are failing our kids and we are legit at the critical try anything phase.

45. See 47. Our public education produces on average scores that rank I think it's 15th among industrialized nations. SOMETHING isn't working.

Reflexively hating a new idea and imagining the pain it will cause weight actually finding out if your fears are true is beyond stupid.

We can hardly get any worse. I'm not mad at them for trying.

#43. Spending thousands to attend a public school by buying an expensive house in a wealthy area?

I pay thousands of dollars a year in property taxes ... much of which funds the schools. If this passed where I am, as I said, I'd be in no hurry to pull my kids out of public school.

Not sure what you're trying to say there.

As far as poor children and their academic performance, this COULD (not saying it will bezoar I don't have access to the math) result in poorer districts increasing their relative funding per student, not decreasing. But reactionary hair on fire for trying new things when our public school kids are what? 15th among industrialized nations in terms of their scores is just dumb.

#41. I have two kids in public school. I actually like their school very much. Even if this was available, I wouldn't remove them in favor of a private school.

But I certainly don't begrudge anyone that would choose to.
Oh, that and you have zero idea of how I would feel about any institution anywhere losing funding.

#40. That's a lie but keep going.

#38. Please demonstrate with facts and real world data to show how that's true.

Removing funding AND the cold that requires that funding is a problem how? Especially if they will still be receiving funding for the LACK OF THEIR PRESENCE ... .

I'd seriously like to read a review of historical examples where this could be proven. And I don't mean teachers Union rags printing fear mongering predictions of it. Where it was implemented and it went sour.

I will legitimately change my mind if they can show where measures like this had dire consequences.

And?

I don't have an issue with that. I'm much more comfortable helping kids get a good education than shoveling money at the military industrial complex.

Which is fine, but there is one small detail : do you have any evidence it will require a tax increase?

Are you just making that up? Or nah?

"Taken away". I don't think that phrase means what you think it does.

Still giving partial funding for a student that DOESN'T go to the school, and fully finding one that DOES ... .