Originally Posted by Rochard

If it was up to me.... We would go to a flat tax system, period. Any time money in the US changes hands, a percentage would go to the government - automatically. No tax write offs at all. You have six kids? No problem you pay the same as everyone else.

Originally Posted by Relentless

Lebon James gets paid 100s of Millions of dollars for throwing a ball into a hoop. That's a talent he was born with and a skill he has worked very hard at improving. However, if you are 5' 4, have average sized hands, an ordinary jump height and stamina etc... you can train day and night working your ass off (perhaps working even harder than he does) and you will never be able to play NBA basketball.

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