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In reply to the discussion: The rich say they pay 40% of all taxes and that's "unfair"... [View all]ReRe
(12,183 posts)49. The rich say allot of things....
... but one thing's for sure: If their lips are moving, odds are they are speaking a bold-faced lie. You can take that to the bank. Poor whiney-assed babies. And I bet you never heard one of them EVER count their blessings. And you can also bet the only charitable donations they give are to one of those 501c3 or 4s whose money goes straight to the Republicans to elect their man in Congress. And they don't go down to the soup-kitchen to help serve the poor and the homeless. They will regret ever saying those words when the hoards come climbing over the fence and breaking down their doors. They need to be taxed 60-70%, and then they would be crying for the good old days when they only had to pay 40%.
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Notice were the last big dip in tax rates is? Yep, that's right before the great depression. The one
okaawhatever
Jan 2014
#16
26 major corporations paid no corporate income tax in the last 4 years, despite billions in profit
antigop
Jan 2014
#10
90% of the nation's wealth = 90% of the nation's taxes. At the very least, unless wealth needs a
freshwest
Jan 2014
#45
Every so often a Republican will claim renters shouldn't be allowed to vote....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
#40
I've run into a few Reagan Worshipers in the South that were too young to remember Reagan....
Spitfire of ATJ
Jan 2014
#55
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
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