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6. 35% on income from one's OWN labor; 15% on income from another's labor; ...

Tue May 15, 2012, 11:16 AM

May 2012

... and 0% on income from the DEATH of another.

What's not "fair" about that? It's colonial plantation economics - the GOP ideal.

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America's maligned, oppressed, overtaxed wealthy (chart) [View all] marmar May 2012 OP

Except that it's only 15% on long-term capital gains. dawg May 2012 #1

yep... those numbers are only for W2 earnings tk2kewl May 2012 #4

I wish we could pin this to the top of the forum. Starry Messenger May 2012 #2

+1 nt TBF May 2012 #7

On income. What is needed is a more comprehensive consideration L. Coyote May 2012 #3

Anybody got the corresponding chart for capital gains rates??? Scuba May 2012 #5