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Thatmoderateguy

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9. It's more complicated than that.

Reply to cyberswede (Reply #8)

Thu Feb 5, 2015, 02:03 AM

Feb 2015

Respectfully,
Burden isn't loaded. If people didn't think taxes were a burden they wouldn't mind them being raised on themselves.
Furthermore, a lot of the problem with your numbers is that they are too simple. Ten percent is paid outright. Another 17% comes from the payroll taxes. Then you account for those who make more than $350,000 and pay income tax you're let with on percent of the population paying most taxes. So, even with the simplest numbers businesses pay 27% of the taxes.

http://taxfoundation.org/blog/top-1-percent-pays-more-taxes-bottom-90-percent

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I'm not a propagandist. Thatmoderateguy Feb 2015 #4

This would be true except for tax loopholes nakocal Feb 2015 #6

Eh. Thatmoderateguy Feb 2015 #7

Do you have a link that supports that? cyberswede Feb 2015 #8

It's more complicated than that. Thatmoderateguy Feb 2015 #9

Krugman: "The Tax Foundation is not a reliable source" cyberswede Feb 2015 #11

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And a partisan blogger isn't reliable either. FOH Thatmoderateguy Feb 2015 #16

What does "FOH" mean? Front of house? uppityperson Feb 2015 #17

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LOL cyberswede Feb 2015 #24

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+1 n/t Raine1967 Feb 2015 #21

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Corporate governments don't represent human beings. woo me with science Feb 2015 #5

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+1 woo me with science Feb 2015 #14

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