2016 Postmortem

katsy

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17. Delete this bs

Mon Oct 19, 2015, 01:41 PM

Oct 2015

And let's take all of our taxes including healthcare premiums, sales taxes property taxes etc and let's see how much we really pay for what we get. I'll bet the Danish get more than their money's worth.

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bernie wants a 60% tax rate on the middle class [View all] saturnsring Oct 2015 OP

That's a lie ibegurpard Oct 2015 #1

it isnt, denmarks tax rate is 60.2% saturnsring Oct 2015 #3

Bernie also wants us to speak Danish demwing Oct 2015 #47

AND smoke hash JackInGreen Oct 2015 #56

Plus, there are those pastries. redwitch Oct 2015 #92

Danish pastries! Yum! Art_from_Ark Oct 2015 #106

GOP wants you to think this will happen here Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #109

sure portlander23 Oct 2015 #2

prove it. notadmblnd Oct 2015 #4

he said we need to be like denmark - what do you think fox news is gonna do with that? saturnsring Oct 2015 #34

I don't care what Fox news does with it notadmblnd Oct 2015 #74

you should because the media can do alot of damage to a candidate saturnsring Oct 2015 #79

If we chose a candidate that FOX would not make fun of, we would have to choose a republican. arcane1 Oct 2015 #84

yea excpt that isnt what i said saturnsring Oct 2015 #97

And here you are, starting it n/t arcane1 Oct 2015 #100

well im not the media saturnsring Oct 2015 #102

Nothing good is coming Sander's or Clinton's way from Fox anyway. notadmblnd Oct 2015 #88

So you're writing FOX's smears for them, and posting them on DU? arcane1 Oct 2015 #78

GOOD QUESTION. senz Oct 2015 #85

You need to delete this. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #5

Obviously MIRT missed this one. L0oniX Oct 2015 #87

link please marym625 Oct 2015 #6

.02% was just for paid leave. JaneyVee Oct 2015 #10

so? marym625 Oct 2015 #14

denmark's tax rate is 60.2% that's what they charge their citizens to be like denmark saturnsring Oct 2015 #36

LOL! marym625 Oct 2015 #41

The poster behind the OP's lone rec is entirely unsurprising arcane1 Oct 2015 #80

LOL @: "it doesn't matter whether or not it's * exactly * true..." nt Romulox Oct 2015 #45

well will it - does the media care how true it is? saturnsring Oct 2015 #70

You mean people are gonna call bullshit just like we're doing? Good. n/t winter is coming Oct 2015 #49

It's .2% not .02% for the family leave program (from both employee and employer)... PoliticAverse Oct 2015 #81

Thank you for the correction. marym625 Oct 2015 #89

Except he hasn't said that, so you should self delete. Agschmid Oct 2015 #7

More RW Red Scare Bullshit whatchamacallit Oct 2015 #8

Is this a "fox news" story, or a legitimate story, and if it is, could you provide appropriate still_one Oct 2015 #9

that's the tax structure to support their Socialized Medicine, and education saturnsring Oct 2015 #22

Too late to backpeddle now. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #24

no one is back peddling saturnsring Oct 2015 #29

You're not posting a link either. Blus4u Oct 2015 #51

you can google it and read all the posts you want- fox isnt credible and im not saying it is saturnsring Oct 2015 #58

If we had a "middle class" that might be interesting - TBF Oct 2015 #11

Very true! GreenPartyVoter Oct 2015 #15

He has not called for the same tax rate. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #12

Yup. Agschmid Oct 2015 #13

I think the OP is distorting Bernie's Denmark comment. When Bernie made that comment in the debates still_one Oct 2015 #18

This is coming straight out of Faux Nooz Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #21

that is my point that this WILL be fox news if bernie picks up steam this is not yet on fox saturnsring Oct 2015 #23

Enjoy your stay. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #25

I just love the ignore button. liberal_at_heart Oct 2015 #16

Why? I think the OPs distortion of the facts is garbage also, but if you put someone on ignore, still_one Oct 2015 #27

I'm waiting for the jury results first. Le Taz Hot Oct 2015 #28

The "Trash This Thread" button works just as well. DinahMoeHum Oct 2015 #61

Delete this bs katsy Oct 2015 #17

Even IF true fredamae Oct 2015 #19

My employer pays my health ins premium upaloopa Oct 2015 #30

Good to know it's all fredamae Oct 2015 #32

Wow I am in the presence of greatness. upaloopa Oct 2015 #48

This reminds me of fredamae Oct 2015 #64

Same arguement right-wingers use about public education. Fawke Em Oct 2015 #52

...say my Republican acquaintances. n/t Comrade Grumpy Oct 2015 #94

...AND, you built it ALL on your own, bvar22 Nov 2015 #114

Where did he say he wanted a 60% tax rate on the middle class? The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2015 #20

he didnt say it but he said we need to be more like denmark and this is denmark's tax rate saturnsring Oct 2015 #26

" I think we should look to countries like Denmark, like Sweden and Norway, and learn..." Agnosticsherbet Oct 2015 #31

Some people say he's going to force us to wear wooden shoes as well. frylock Oct 2015 #33

:-) n/t MuseRider Oct 2015 #40

This is fallacious nonsense ... Trajan Oct 2015 #35

Either post a link or delete. MuseRider Oct 2015 #37

blah blah blah blah hillary's evil minions are hot today...... bowens43 Oct 2015 #38

There's a book marym625 Oct 2015 #43

A blatant, baldfaced fucking lie. 99Forever Oct 2015 #39

I'm no Bernie Sanders fans JustAnotherGen Oct 2015 #42

+1 marym625 Oct 2015 #44

What a total lie. Vinca Oct 2015 #46

when has the media worried about lying - it's what americans will be told saturnsring Oct 2015 #53

Americans are about 50% imbeciles who can't name the sitting Vice President. Vinca Oct 2015 #57

Apparently you and the media have something in common. nt redwitch Oct 2015 #66

Thank you for bringing this scurrilous rumor to our attention that it may be thoroughly refuted... Fumesucker Oct 2015 #50

Someone has the results... Agschmid Oct 2015 #54

I donlt give a shit what Fox News does wioth anything Armstead Oct 2015 #55

you should because we all pay the price for the media's manipulation of the people saturnsring Oct 2015 #60

Fox also says Obama is a Muslim Radical Marxist and Clinton is a Criminal Armstead Oct 2015 #62

Dude, no. Just no. Starry Messenger Oct 2015 #59

Your interpretation of Bernie's policy proposals is absolute dogshit... phleshdef Oct 2015 #63

No link for us? You just got TRASHED. DinahMoeHum Oct 2015 #65

Your opinion is not worthy Florencenj2point0 Oct 2015 #67

Wow, will we get all the cool stuff Denmark gets???? That'd be great! A true social safety net! valerief Oct 2015 #68

please link or self delete restorefreedom Oct 2015 #69

link to what- this is my opinion on what will happen once the media starts in on bernie saturnsring Oct 2015 #72

you presented an op with a hard number to look like sourced info. restorefreedom Oct 2015 #73

hillary is going to start a war with iran her first day in office!!, restorefreedom Oct 2015 #71

Yes I do. Agschmid Oct 2015 #75

yup. kinda sad, really. nt restorefreedom Oct 2015 #96

Quit lying. TDale313 Oct 2015 #76

"McDonald�s workers in Denmark have a union. Earn $45,000/year." Go Vols Oct 2015 #77

well that's excellent and it should be easy to get seeing as the fight to get it to 15/hr has been saturnsring Oct 2015 #98

Excellent indeed Go Vols Oct 2015 #99

Looks like a RW site sprung a leak. JoePhilly Oct 2015 #82

Another lying rightwing talking point. senz Oct 2015 #83

Well saturnsring ...now we know who to come to if we want bull shit stirred. L0oniX Oct 2015 #86

You Republicans... I mean Third Way Democrats! mmonk Oct 2015 #90

Middle class in New York, as the wealthy here tell us, begins at $250k per year. closeupready Oct 2015 #91

They also have a debt to GDP of 45.2% ornotna Oct 2015 #93

Why is this even still up? aidbo Oct 2015 #95

Post removed Post removed Oct 2015 #101

THAT IS A LIE! He Will Make It All VERY CLEAR SOON!!!! n/t ChiciB1 Oct 2015 #103

He has proposed nothing of the sort BainsBane Oct 2015 #104

my point was more about messaging from the media - i was proposing that this was the kind of saturnsring Oct 2015 #105

Wikipedia lists Denmark's personal income tax as 29.68% min / 47.794% max LongTomH Oct 2015 #107

At 60.2%, Denmark last year had the highest top personal income tax rate among the 34 countries in t saturnsring Oct 2015 #111

OK, I concede the ooint. n/t LongTomH Oct 2015 #113

In a country where "middle class" extends to the 400k neighborhood that might be perfectly fine TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #108

RW speak Rosa Luxemburg Oct 2015 #110

LIE. kath Oct 2015 #112