tax shift
there's an easy way to shift the tax burden from the middle to the top. well, in theory anyway. when an employer pays an employee the fed and state take a substantial cut. most of this is subtracted from the employee's paycheck. for example, i pay you $100. you pay $30 in taxes. okay now apply a little bookkeeping magic. i pay you $70 and the government $30. suddenly, you're living tax free. and i, the man, has been stuck with the tax bill. the money flows exactly the same way. it's just a matter of perception. so from this point of view, it's completely fair that warren buffett pays 11% income tax when his secretary pays 30%. cause in reality, since he pays her salary he should get credit for paying her taxes. right? heh. taxing income is just weird.