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LongTomH

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113. OK, I concede the ooint. n/t

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Tue Oct 20, 2015, 12:50 PM

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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