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taught_me_patience

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9. Very misleading

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Jan 25, 2012, 07:19 PM

Jan 2012

Romney's tax rate of 15% is his effective rate. The teacher might be in a 25% marginal rate bracket, but after the standard deduction, there is no way her effective rate would be 25%.

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... And the truth is, there is something terribly wrong with this country, isn't there? [View all] Mira Jan 2012 OP

Been something wrong with this country for over 30 years that I know of NNN0LHI Jan 2012 #1

Yes. We are beginning to do our job better is one reason. Mira Jan 2012 #2

To give it credibility Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #3

Now how many votes do you think could be scared up by doing that? kctim Jan 2012 #4

????? Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #7

An "apples to apples" comparision kctim Jan 2012 #13

If an apples to apples comparison doesn't show it Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #17

I see where I erred kctim Jan 2012 #18

But the data was not lumped Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #19

What is the deceptive information? Hell Hath No Fury Jan 2012 #5

Anyone who reads/watches any news sources Kellerfeller Jan 2012 #6

thanks, I was gonna say the same thing hfojvt Jan 2012 #8

Very misleading taught_me_patience Jan 2012 #9

How is it misleading? Did you read the post? Avalux Jan 2012 #15

$58,000 a DAY is nothing really when compared to Exxon Bandit Jan 2012 #10

As a comparative, in a rule of thumb way, that's not half bad. Mira Jan 2012 #11

yep. barbtries Jan 2012 #12

It is UP TO US to make this understandable to the those who continue to be brainwashed by the RW. nanabugg Jan 2012 #14

Rush would laugh at you. Call you a stupid librul and say you hate the rich and are just jealous of SammyWinstonJack Jan 2012 #16

I could not care less if he 'laughs' at me Mosaic Jan 2012 #20

yep. Occupy. Zorra Jan 2012 #21