Reply #9: I'm not entirely sure how I feel about this. [View All]

[Shandris]

Part of me is against it on principle -- I don't like arbitrarily raising taxes anymore than I like arbitrarily lowering them. On the other hand, I can see the point to a goodly degree. (Note: Raising taxes on the wealthy is NOT an arbitrary thing! It's a demand for simple fairness.)

I have to admit, I haven't entirely formulated an opinion on this one yet. Although...one thing that may or may not need to be taken into consideration: taxes alone will not make or break the competition with a Mom & Pop store, who also has tremendous overheard in the form of insurance, rent/taxes, even simply things like electricity and basic utilities. Think I'll sit this one out and watch the debate before I decide. I think overall I'm leaning slightly in favor of it as a starting point.

Edit: Note