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onlyadream

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11. Thanks, Great articles

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 08:53 AM

Dec 2012

Im going to send my friend the links. I told her the facts as I knew them and it seems I was pretty much correct. I also told her that employers hire people when there is demand. Just looking at history, after wwII our tax rate was huge, and yet people were still finding employment. This flies in the face of th RW talking points.
This is why I love history. It provides empirical data to throw at these emotional, fox watching people. However, when I provide facts and graphs, they usually resort to a "well, that's the way I feel!" statement and end the conversation.

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Does the new HC reform increase taxes? [View all] onlyadream Dec 2012 OP

Some Recursion Dec 2012 #1

I just found out that the law applies the Medicare tax to unearned income democrattotheend Dec 2012 #3

Yes, I think levying on unearned income is a great idea for SS too Recursion Dec 2012 #4

It does have a problem democrattotheend Dec 2012 #6

In 2036 we will need to increase revenue or cut benefits or some combination Recursion Dec 2012 #9

Yes there is. Spread the sacrifice out over more people democrattotheend Dec 2012 #10

If your RW friends say so edhopper Dec 2012 #2

Companies are "not hiring" because they cannot justify hiring more people SoCalDem Dec 2012 #5

The taxes on companies to pay for health insurance don't kick in until 2014, PoliticAverse Dec 2012 #7

This article has a rundown of most of the taxes. DesMoinesDem Dec 2012 #8

Thanks, Great articles onlyadream Dec 2012 #11