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JDPriestly

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13. It occurred to me as I read reports of Romney's various tax shenanigans,
Wed Nov 7, 2012, 11:38 AM
Nov 2012

we don't need to raise the tax rates of the rich, we just need to close the loopholes that benefit them and collect the money.

We should eliminate the lower tax rate for capital gains income and tax all income at a single rate -- whether corporate, capital gains or individual. We should keep our progressive tax schedule that has different rates for different income levels and really collect the taxes from those who earn the most regardless of the source.

We give the rich too many tax breaks and don't collecting their taxes. That's why we have such a huge deficit.

Our upper class has too much money to play with while many hardworking Americans live only thanks to food stamps and Medicaid. Let's make it worth the while of the rich to pay their employees higher wages by giving them the choice of either paying higher taxes or higher wages.

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