>In other words, I'd like to show this person there exists
>some sort of sound reasoning behind progressive
>taxation, whether they agree with it or not.
User pays principle. The government is there for their protection (against the have-nots) and someone has to pay. The more you have to lose, the more you should pay, it's only fair. Who would they expect to pay, the people who have nothing to pay with?
Bill Bartlett Bracknell Tas