Progressive Income Taxation, Or Any Income Tax For That Matter, MUST BE SOPPED!!!

To the (non-)reader: Please pay ATTENTION and read CAREFULLY before casting your vote. You wouldn't like it if people voted carelessly in your debate. If you do not take the time to read and understand the debate, please vote when you do so. Thanks in advance. << 1._ I heard those figures several years ago, so they're not completely accurate, but they're very close. >> Yes, I agree. This should not be taken against you. << 2._ When you said, "money gets spread out more evenly," a.k.a. wealth redistribution (which is bad), actually hurts the economy, because it's a disincentive to contribute. >> In the communist connotation, "wealth redistribution" is the practice of removing wealth from others for the purposes of satisfying the unjustifiable theory that everyone should have the same wealth. However, there is a fine line between taxation and the aforementioned "wealth redistribution." "Wealth redistribution" is arbitrary. There is no logical reason to implement this practice. On the other hand, taxation is not Communist. There is justification for taxation, and I provide such justification in the previous round. I showed that taxation boosts the economy in a capitalist system. Sure, what I said above applies to the communist connotation of "wealth redistribution." You could argue that this is not what you meant and that taxes could also be seen as a capitalist form of "wealth redistribution" and then proceed to say that it "hurts the economy, because it's a disincentive to contribute." However, you take this last step for granted. You provide no justification for it other than the supposedly implied "It's communist, therefore it's bad" argument. However, this argument is no longer present as justification since the wealth redistribution that I am advocating for is not communist, but capitalist. I did not advocate for the communist practice of "wealth redistribution." The justification for your assertion is therefore flawed. In addition, your assertion is also flawed. There is no incentive to not be productive since taxes leave the wealthier person with more money in total than the less affluent person would be left with. << 3._ The person where I got that idea from is a small business owner who has half of his income fly out of his hands via the income tax, and that's not his only burden. >> First off, the rate of the highest income tax bracket is currently 35% (barely over a third, and not half.) Secondly, employers pay payroll taxes, not income taxes. In addition, progressive taxation only helps that small business owner. Larger and better established corporations pay more taxes, allowing smaller businesses to thrive, which is in the interest of the economy. << 4._ Yes, the richest people in the country do provide jobs, and so do the well-off (who are actually the ones most affected), but mostly the well-off do. >> Sources? I didn't ask you just to hear you throw the answer right back at me lol << 5._ Yes, it is a disincentive to provide jobs because it leaves you less money to pay employees. >> It leaves you with less money. Period. This does not mean that they do not have enough money to continue to pay their employees. Do you think business owners provide jobs because they like to give money away? No. Their employees give them a profit. In addition, your argument does not show why taxing rich people would lead to higher unemployment rates. Though you suggest that rich people wouldn't be able to employ as many people as they do now, it is conceivable that people could be employed through other entities. Indeed, I contend that the economy is boosted by a progressive income tax because of a larger consumer base. This boost in economy would encourage higher employment rates. Consequently, even if the rich people are not the employers, the economy would still have a higher employment rate. Thanks for the debate! To the reader: Leaving a note in the comments section would be deeply appreciated. For the people that are going to vote dishonestly because they feel like being jerks I say go right ahead and be the jerk you want to be.