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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:22 PM Original message |
Fact check: The wealthy already pay more taxes..... |
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WingDinger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Really stupid to make it absolute dollars and not percent. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. Equally stupid to pretend that income taxes are the only taxes |
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MrDiaz (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:51 PM Response to Reply #8 |
31. Other than income taxes |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 09:27 PM Response to Reply #31 |
37. Nice strawman, slick |
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Confusious (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. No it's not stupid |
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Broderick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
2. It's all media propaganda |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:26 PM Response to Original message |
3. Well... |
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a kennedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Now this is perfect..... |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
5. Look at the percentage and not amount. people that make less than $106,800 pay 100% fica tax |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
6. Funny, Yahoo News ran the same tripe this morning as well,,,,, |
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Riftaxe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:58 PM Response to Reply #6 |
33. It's an Associated Press |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. So, they have no argument against the proposed tax rule than |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
9. Do the top 10% of houshold incomes have more than 70% of the total household wealth? |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:57 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. They own over 90% of the wealth |
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OneTenthofOnePercent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 05:03 PM Response to Reply #17 |
34. Then they should pay over 90% of the tax share. Simple. |
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thelordofhell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 09:48 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. I agree %1000 |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. What their rate is and what they actually pay via deductions/loopholes etc ... |
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sinkingfeeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
11. How about a big, "So, what?" Look back to a time before mammoth federal debt and you will find |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
12. who benefits the most from the rigged system and living in the USofA? self serving wealthy people |
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DrunkenBoat (584 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
13. Tell them the top 10% also have 73% of total US net worth (the bottom |
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johnaries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
14. Look at the distribution of wealth since the Bush tax cuts |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
15. The writer is purposely conflating rate with dollar amount. |
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sam11111 (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:04 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. 94% truman rate on rich, 91%Ike rate 90%most of 1945-'68 |
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MerryBlooms (940 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
16. If this were true, would GE and others have paid federal tax |
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EC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. And as a group of course they pay |
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mercymechap (74 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. The Wealthy already pay more taxes |
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sad sally (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:13 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. According to the National Taxpayer Advocate, an independent watchdog |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:11 PM Response to Original message |
21. Well that is what Progressive Taxation is all about. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
23. The top 1-percent rake in 21-percent of the income (2006). |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. The numbers work out |
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sam11111 (638 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
25. BEST replies #18,19 so far Others good but these best IMO nt |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:22 PM Response to Original message |
26. You refute it by saying this: |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
27. The wealthy use a lot more of the commons |
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IndyPragmatist (556 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
28. Wealth versus income |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. How does an investor invest in people? |
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JoePhilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
29. The Liberal Media at MSNBC is pushing the same line today. |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
32. Point out that 'a higher rate'... |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-20-11 05:11 PM Response to Original message |
35. Start with the fact that the top tax rate is less than half of what it was 30 years ago... |
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Gothmog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-21-11 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
39. This fact checking has been debunked |
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