2016 Postmortem

red dog 1

(27,805 posts) Sat Nov 14, 2015, 03:10 PM Nov 2015

Sanders & O'Malley want to raise taxes on the middle class - Clinton doesn't...What about you? [View all]

"Clinton and Sanders are divided over a big Obama promise: Not raising taxes on the middle class"
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11 votes, 2 passes \| Time left: Unlimited
	I am for raising taxes on the middle class
	7 (64%)
	I am against raising taxes on the middle class
	4 (36%)
	I don't care one way or the other
	0 (0%)
	2 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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Sanders & O'Malley want to raise taxes on the middle class - Clinton doesn't...What about you? [View all] red dog 1 Nov 2015 OP

Sanders & O'Malley Want To Raise Taxes Of Oligarchs And Corporations - Clinton Doesn't cantbeserious Nov 2015 #1

Say whaaaaat? JaneyVee Nov 2015 #6

Should we read your lips? No new taxes? FSogol Nov 2015 #2

What is needed is to make the well to do and corporations pay their fair share/ -none Nov 2015 #3

i am against any tax increase on the middle class at this time questionseverything Nov 2015 #12

One out of four corporations pay no federal taxes at all red dog 1 Nov 2015 #18

it depends greatly in three things restorefreedom Nov 2015 #4

We of course need to define the Middle Class. TM99 Nov 2015 #5

I think a single person of more that $100,000 should be about right for the tax rate to start slowly LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #23

"We of course need to define the Middle Class"? red dog 1 Nov 2015 #30

Dude, you didn't dispute me, you just made it worse. TM99 Nov 2015 #33

Oh but I DID dispute you! red dog 1 Nov 2015 #34

She recently went up to $250.000. TM99 Nov 2015 #47

No no no. JaneyVee Nov 2015 #7

+ 1 red dog 1 Nov 2015 #17

+1 leftofcool Nov 2015 #22

I would liketo go back to the tax structure of 1976 Buzz cook Nov 2015 #8

What is the middle class? nt valerief Nov 2015 #9

You obvious live in backward land where everything the dem candidates say onecaliberal Nov 2015 #10

This is where I've noticed the Clinton camp and Bush & Rove seem the same... Bread and Circus Nov 2015 #21

Thank you. deutsey Nov 2015 #37

Yeah, it's not you. onecaliberal Nov 2015 #41

Good trade off safeinOhio Nov 2015 #11

I don't care the nuanced defnt. Right now is no time to raise middle income taxes Sheepshank Nov 2015 #13

One must compare taxes to what is spent in the private sector JonLeibowitz Nov 2015 #32

I vote for trashing amateurish push polls. FlatBaroque Nov 2015 #14

Wouldn't it depend on what we get in return? nt MannyGoldstein Nov 2015 #15

Raise the minimum wage. Create infrastructure jobs. Dissolve NAFTA, etc. Bring our factories back... TheProgressive Nov 2015 #16

What's missing in this question is context. HerbChestnut Nov 2015 #19

Fine with it as long as upper incomes are hit too. Hoyt Nov 2015 #20

What is "middle class"? I can remember, but it slips further away. MasonDreams Nov 2015 #24

^^^This.....nt artislife Nov 2015 #28

It is odd seeing Democrats using old Reaganite fear tactics re: taxes deutsey Nov 2015 #39

Maybe. It depends on what the revenue seeking bill looks like HereSince1628 Nov 2015 #25

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #26

"This is not true"?? red dog 1 Nov 2015 #31

Yes, it will get deep around here when Bernie loses again. leftofcool Nov 2015 #35

I'm not opposed to a tax increase on the middle and upper-middle class BainsBane Nov 2015 #27

'O’Malley also supports raising taxes on the rich, in part by raising the rate on capital gains. elleng Nov 2015 #29

What we should have done is let Bush's tax breaks for the wealthy expire deutsey Nov 2015 #36

I agree! red dog 1 Nov 2015 #38

I agree with you there deutsey Nov 2015 #40

Your statement is false. Fearless Nov 2015 #42

How so? red dog 1 Nov 2015 #43

As in it is not true. Fearless Nov 2015 #45

Great answer! red dog 1 Nov 2015 #46

My for vote: Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2015 #44

Congrats, Red Dog. PatrickforO Nov 2015 #48

I don't know a number big enough to ++++ this post. Kalidurga Nov 2015 #49

Clinton redefines the "middle class" as the top 5%. joshcryer Nov 2015 #50