Think like the common folk
This is a response to “Some rich don’t want tax breaks” [Business, April 10.]
Although I find it honorable and commendable that Judy Pigott feels the need to strive for higher tax rates, I wish that these individuals would simply donate their “extra” money to the U.S. government if they feel it could do better with their money than they can.
For a salesperson who starts the day with no money until something is sold, the levels of tax rates are not the problem. The fact that the U.S. government takes in excess of 50 percent of what they make leads me to believe what we have as a nation is a spending problem and not a taxation problem.
I would like to invite Ms. Pigott to work with me for a day to feel what it is like to have to bust her backside for her money; it could give her a different perspective. When the day wraps, I could share with her the costs of raising three kids in an expensive city, saving for their college tuition and making sure they have what they need to start their day —and of course, also making sure the government gets its 50 percent.
— Tim Sturdevant, Kirkland