At the same time, the rich can afford to avoid the taxes set up over the years to grab more of their dough by hiring lawyers to distribute income and inheritances. Joe, on the other hand, ends up paying each and every penny he owes. And I though it was hard work and brains. Time for me to sit back and let the infastructure pay the bills. Guess what, the government employs a lot of people who then go out an buy things with the money that they make.
Lower taxes means few jobs available in government and fewer people with money to spend.
Through gov't sponsored programs. Big, bloated government is certainly not a good thing, but cutting taxes is also no panacea, particularly when the cut is predicated on the existence of a phantom surplus, which is an even bigger pile of doo-doo than the invigorating the economy idea. Bush is doing a really good job of setting himself up to be voted out of office in four years. Like father, like son I guess. It is appropriate to pay a greater share of taxes.