DesideriScuri
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ORIGINAL: Greta75 I can never understand why a big country has differing taxes to dependent on which part of the country you live in. It feels unfair and not equal. Greta, you don't understand it because you simply might not have a frame of reference, or you're missing the point because you're looking at the United States of America, like you look at Singapore. But, Singapore is a tiny little country. The smallest US state, Rhode Island, is about 3.5 times the size of Singapore. There are several layers of government in the US. There is the local level, which is comprised of City, Townships, etc. Thought, technically still considered on the local level, there are County governments. After County governments, there is the State government level, and then there is the Federal Government level. Your tax rates can be different based on where you live because of the differences in government levels. I live in a Township, so I don't pay the same tax rate as a guy that lives within the City of Toledo's borders. I don't get the services residents of the City of Toledo get, either. Lucas County is my County, and all residents in Lucas County (regardless of if you're in a City or Township) have the same tax rates. The State of Ohio has 88 Counties, and all legal Ohio residents are subject to the tax rates of Ohio. Then, there is the Federal Government, and all legal residents of the USA are subject to the same Federal tax rates. Each State gets to set it's own rax rates. Each County gets to set it's own tax rates. Each local government level gets to set it's own tax rates. That's how you get different tax rates by geography.
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What I support: - A Conservative interpretation of the US Constitution
- Personal Responsibility
- Help for the truly needy
- Limited Government
- Consumption Tax (non-profit charities and food exempt)
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