Reply #65: Grandpa, while he was a yellow dog democrat... [View All]

[AnneD]

had a healthy distrust of ALL politicians. He always said "Anytime they talk about tax reform....hold on to your wallet". How many times have they simplified the code only to have what we have today. The tax code shapes our society. What is the ultimate outcome....those that actually produce and create will be penalized. Those with money will retain money, thus stratifying wealth further more in our country. And those few in the upper middle class will be dropped down via higher tax rates AND fewer deductions. We will become a 2 tier society.
We flirted with socialism during the Great Depression...If wealth stratifies, and we have a depression...we might actually slide into socialism.