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Spitfire of ATJ

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28. FOX "News" tells people they are already millionaires....

Fri Jan 24, 2014, 12:58 PM

Jan 2014

If you total all that you have with the house and everything in it and your vehicles and life insurance and your business (if you have one) then you are worth a million so the Dems are gonna raise your taxes.

This leads some farmer to believe he's part of the 1% along with the Dupont Family.

The FOX "News" audience keeps hearing that business is going broke under Obama. Tell one of them Wall Street is breaking records and they refuse to believe it. They can not visualize someone making the same amount in five minutes as they make in a year.

Another talking point from the Right is to say, "Obama GOT his tax increase and it did NOTHING." which also flies in the face of facts. The Bush Tax Cuts on the top were allowed to go back to Clinton Era levels and despite the predictions that the economy would collapse overnight it turned out a 3% change wasn't even felt by the wealthy and it made a huge dent in the deficit.

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The rich say they pay 40% of all taxes and that's "unfair"... [View all] Triana Jan 2014 OP

Yeah, their money is such a burden notadmblnd Jan 2014 #1

Actually the rich should be paying 90% of all the taxes, democratisphere Jan 2014 #2

They damn sure need to be paying more than they're paying madokie Jan 2014 #7

They never paid 90% Major Nikon Jan 2014 #12

well Nixon was kinda cheating on his taxes hfojvt Jan 2014 #21

And to underscore that point... JHB Jan 2014 #13

Notice were the last big dip in tax rates is? Yep, that's right before the great depression. The one okaawhatever Jan 2014 #16

Not what the chart means. Igel Jan 2014 #30

This needs to be driven home on that point. LiberalFighter Jan 2014 #3

Now how do I facebook this? LiberalFighter Jan 2014 #4

Right click on image, save image. Then post image on your facebook. NYC_SKP Jan 2014 #47

Exactly. The rick are UNDER-taxed, no question. NT Adrahil Jan 2014 #5

I'm betting they're not taking into account MissMillie Jan 2014 #6

Absolutely! SoapBox Jan 2014 #23

Not to mention sales taxes, gasoline taxes and property taxes subterranean Jan 2014 #29

How are property taxes regressive? Sgent Jan 2014 #32

Yes, they are flat as a percentage of property value, subterranean Jan 2014 #33

Ahh Sgent Jan 2014 #34

The Corporations the rich own also have got to carry their fair share. Octafish Jan 2014 #8

26 major corporations paid no corporate income tax in the last 4 years, despite billions in profit antigop Jan 2014 #10

Austerity is working. Octafish Jan 2014 #19

Yep. nt antigop Jan 2014 #20

+1 a significant amount.......nt Enthusiast Jan 2014 #53

So that means that they have, what, a million dollars less or so? Proud Liberal Dem Jan 2014 #9

I think they should pay all the taxes, period! B Calm Jan 2014 #11

^^^THIS^^^ valerief Jan 2014 #15

90% of the nation's wealth = 90% of the nation's taxes. At the very least, unless wealth needs a freshwest Jan 2014 #45

Tax Thespian2 Jan 2014 #14

I don't get it. Glassunion Jan 2014 #17

Thank you. Triana Jan 2014 #18

They should be paying 90 percent SoCalDem Jan 2014 #22

Before I opened the thread gollygee Jan 2014 #24

Thanks for this - shared on facebook. davidthegnome Jan 2014 #25

"Only the little people pay taxes" Dyedinthewoolliberal Jan 2014 #26

They're right. They should be paying at least two-thirds Jack Rabbit Jan 2014 #27

FOX "News" tells people they are already millionaires.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #28

I'm grateful for the well running 2004 car I have obxhead Jan 2014 #38

Every so often a Republican will claim renters shouldn't be allowed to vote.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #40

No, they want to return to something that never existed and never will... obxhead Jan 2014 #52

I've run into a few Reagan Worshipers in the South that were too young to remember Reagan.... Spitfire of ATJ Jan 2014 #55

If wealth weren't so unequally spread, they wouldn't have to. lumberjack_jeff Jan 2014 #31

The rich get 90% of all income they should pay at least 90% of all taxes. At 40% they are Vincardog Jan 2014 #35

The bottom 80% have only 7% of the income but pay 21% of the taxes paid. n/t. airplaneman Jan 2014 #36

When they struggle to find their next meal obxhead Jan 2014 #37

K & R !!! WillyT Jan 2014 #39

Imagine all the sniveling that would take place fleabiscuit Jan 2014 #41

Let's examine.... N_E_1 for Tennis Jan 2014 #42

Let em pay 40% of their income, then I'll shut the fuck up. Iggo Jan 2014 #43

Well bless their little rich and heartless selves. TNNurse Jan 2014 #44

You Know what happens when the richest people bkanderson76 Jan 2014 #46

So 90% of the money pays 40% of the taxes and 10% of the money pays 60% of the taxes RVN VET Jan 2014 #48

The rich say allot of things.... ReRe Jan 2014 #49

If they want us to pay more taxes, raise our pay, Todays_Illusion Jan 2014 #50

Should be 90% above 2 million. defacto7 Jan 2014 #51

And they pay those taxes jimlup Jan 2014 #54