PA budget

[Flint]

Originally Posted by Fair&Balanced

At the same time, a marginal tax increase on the wealthiest should also be part of the solution.

I think the problem with that is, how many times can you apply that as a band-aid fix to the problem?

As an individual, if I'm having trouble paying my bills, I can't just make more money magically appear. Being a responsible adult tells me that making CUTS TO SPENDING is what I have to do in order to make ends meet. I don't know why it would be any different, on any scale.

[Fair&Balanced]

Originally Posted by Flint

I think the problem with that is, how many times can you apply that as a band-aid fix to the problem?

As an individual, if I'm having trouble paying my bills, I can't just make more money magically appear. Being a responsible adult tells me that making CUTS TO SPENDING is what I have to do in order to make ends meet. I don't know why it would be any different, on any scale.

I dont look at a 3-4% increase on the marginal rate of the wealthiest as a band aid fix, but as shared sacrifice. I'm not talking about returning to the pre-Reagan era of 70+ % rates, just returning to the Clinton rate where the wealthy did not suffer from over-taxation.

Progressive taxation, where the wealthiest pay a marginally larger percentage, is the only proven system that works.