No no no. They aren't talking about social security and medicare "non taxes" (remember, you just said that they were "withdrawals". Now...they are talking about INCOME tax cuts. Is that under your 20% guideline. It's typical though. When called out and you find that your INCOME tax is under 20%, then come the "yeah but I include medicare and social security", which you said this:
Then you add in state and local taxes. Do you realize how much your state, county and city rely on Federal money? If that money is cut, to increase the shortfall, they will need to INCREASE those taxes. Just like they will increase sales and gas taxes. It all happened in the Kansas experiment"....the middle class ended up paying more in income tax AND they get to pay higher taxes on cigarettes, booze, gas and sales tax (even on groceries). The money has to come from somewhere. The only difference is - the fat cats DID get a tax cut/elimination so they only have to pay the sales and sin taxes.
But I know just the place for you...no taxes at all...Somalia. It's just waiting for private business to jump right in and start creating some jobs. Of course, you have to ive like this:
Me....I'll take my 60% tax rate and stay here: