Reply #9: The problem is they will whine about entitlements. [View All]

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They don't really pay that much proportionately anyway the way the system is set up now. There is a cap on what is deducted from wages per year. I think anything earned after $80,000 is not taxed, so they don't pay on their full earnings to begin with. If anyone has the actual figure, please correct me. I say we tax the whole yearly wages or salaries of these rich guys and give them health care. What they use in health care will be a fraction of what they pay in.

Think if Bill Gates has to contribute 5.2% (again correct me because I am not up on this anymore) of all his earnings, I think we can afford to throw a little bit back to him to reduce the whinning. I know they will whine anyway, but it will give them less of a choir to whine to.


If they want private insurance let them pay extra for it.