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maddiemom

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3. Say ten percent overall?

Reply to yuiyoshida (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 07:45 PM

Aug 2015

Those making $20,000 a year would miss that $2,000 (on top of state and local taxes), much more than those making $200,000 would miss the $20,000. $2,000,000? : a loss of $200,000. Still plenty to spare after other taxes. This used to sound like a fair idea until I gave it a little thought.

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