Should the government raise taxes on the rich?

Remove loopholes for the rich and ensure they are unable to use tax shelters.

Tax according to income. Rich should pay slightly more and adjust for those in lower income.

“The power to tax involves the power to destroy,” observed Chief Justice John Marshall. “The power to destroy may defeat and render useless the power to create.” He was right – entire civilizations have risen and fallen based on tax rates, and unthinkable economic damage has been wreaked by the wrecking ball called taxation: endless waves of recessions, supply-chain crises, and most notably the Great Depression, the most deadly economic disaster in modern history. This does not apply only in America – the devastating power of taxation has been a constant…  Read more throughout human history in countless nations and across endless cultures. Both America and the rest of the world have been taught this painful lesson the hard way, over and over again, leaving one burning question – when will we finally learn? How many stock market crashes, financial panics, famines, recessions, and depressions will it take to hammer into the thick skulls of our elected officials that something needs to change? Human nature being what is, perhaps we’ll never know.

get rid of the loopholes large corporations and billionaires use, but keep the tax rate

Yes, and close tax loopholes that only benefit the rich

Simplified tax rates, fewer deductions. Low tax rates overall but the wealthy should not be able to avoid paying a higher percentage than the middle class.

Yes, but by adding more tax brackets. Have higher rates on the higher incomes while maintaining the same tax rates for lower incomes.