Is it time for Meritocracy in the USA?

• isadore

  Con_Alma;1587792 wrote:...and should it be forced?

  hopefully it will be the will of the people
  it is obviously the right of their elected representatives
  As is written in Article I Section 8 Clause 1
  The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States
  And a 16[SUP]th[/SUP] Amendment that
  The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes on incomes, from whatever source derived
• hilliardfan

  isadore;1587678 wrote:And right now, I don’t feel like people like myself are paying as much as we should
  http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/01/25/411283/bill-gates-taxes-justice/#
  "

  So, as the patriot you believe to be, what exactly is keeping you from paying as much as you should without the government forcing you to? You can pay more than the IRS requires and there are many ways to do it! If you really wanted to pay more, you would.
• isadore

  pay your taxes like a good citizen