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Freddie

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3. But the 47% who pay no Federal Income Tax are "takers"!

Reply to ND-Dem (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 02:15 PM

Jan 2015

So they pay proportionately way MORE in state and local taxes--still takers! And don't get me started on the FICA cap.
Looking forward to Romney running again to bring this topic back up.

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Study: Poor families pay double the state, local tax rate of the rich [View all] ND-Dem Jan 2015 OP

So what else is new? Cleita Jan 2015 #1

Lower Interest Rates, as well liberalmike27 Jan 2015 #6

Yes, yes. It's not even worth having a savings account anymore or buying CDs. eom Cleita Jan 2015 #7

Reads like a future history book that future people will gasp about. byronius Jan 2015 #2

at this point the tide of history is running the opposite way. hopefully it will change again ND-Dem Jan 2015 #4

But the 47% who pay no Federal Income Tax are "takers"! Freddie Jan 2015 #3

Like everything else, it all comes down to the rich who donate (bribe) the politicians to get Dustlawyer Jan 2015 #5

Perhaps a mandatory tax on elections discocrisco01 Jan 2015 #8