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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:50 PM Original message |
the top 1% in income pay 39% of income taxes.... |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
1. The top 1% Make approx. 20-23% of income. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. thanks! |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. "Reported" income. I've also read that the top 1% controls 40-50% of the |
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jlake (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #28 |
32. Yes, the article I posted mentions that the wealthy fail to pay taxes due on much of their |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
34. that's what i was thinking too... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:44 PM Response to Reply #34 |
38. "income" is a very, very small part of "wealth", which isn't officially measured by anyone. -eom |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
2. Do you want capitalism or the feudal system? |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:10 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. what? nm |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
27. You posted how everybody oooohed and ahhhhed about the high taxes for the rich. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:29 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. why don't you explain your point to me slowly so that I can... |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:31 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. Y'all need to come up with some new shticks. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:50 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. wtf are you talking about? |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:05 PM Response to Reply #27 |
40. well??? |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:49 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. There are sound reasons for progressive taxation. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jan-16-08 09:39 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. you missed the point of my post completely... |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
3. kick and rec, and I wish you would PM me this post. |
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Pale Blue Dot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
4. Where is he getting his statistics? |
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thunder rising (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
5. Never be intimidated by a prof. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:59 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. he said the stats... |
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wain (803 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
6. You make a good point, but what is more disturbing, |
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liam_laddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
7. This may be a start... |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. i think that is where he got data... |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. on that front page... scroll down... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 08:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. Not much of an accntng teacher, corp tax & fed inc tax are 2 different animals. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. sorry... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #13 |
23. Here is where he is being incredibly misleading. Our tax RATES are PROGRESSIVE. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
29. no, he's not saying their tax RATE is 39%... |
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Justitia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:41 PM Response to Reply #29 |
37. oh, I see. Well, the slice of the dollar pie is totally irrelevant. The RATE is most relevant. |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. exactly right.... |
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HCE SuiGeneris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
10. How many of the top 1% are members of the Fed banks and realize |
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liam_laddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
12. A more useful comparison might be... |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:20 PM Response to Reply #12 |
24. yes |
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antigone382 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:32 PM Response to Reply #24 |
33. Tennessee as well. n/t |
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Tierra_y_Libertad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
14. My heart bleeds for the downtrodden wealthy. |
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johnnypneumatic (461 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:10 PM Response to Original message |
15. that's not the whole story |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:15 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. he was just talking about individuals... |
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elizfeelinggreat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:23 PM Response to Reply #18 |
25. regardless |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:30 PM Response to Reply #25 |
31. i agree absolutely... nm |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:16 PM Response to Reply #15 |
20. They don't pay a 3% rate -- their puny contribution |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:13 PM Response to Original message |
17. You're not missing something; you're correct. He's comparing |
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dflprincess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
19. It might be more telling to compare how large a percetage of their income |
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bigbrother05 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:17 PM Response to Original message |
21. Congratulations, you are on the right track. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. I have no idea how much pain or taxation costs me. |
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Mike03 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
35. Kick and Rec, and please keep educating us about these issues, because the are are live-involving. |
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L. Coyote (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
44. What about corporations? |
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Mountainman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
45. The wealthy have more property to protect so they should pay more since most taxes go to national |
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CATagious (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:03 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. people like me? what is that suppose to mean? nm |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
46. Make It 60%, And Ya Have A Deal !!! |
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EndElectoral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jan-15-08 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
49. Ask him what he top 1% paid or corps paid in 1956 or when the income tax was enacted? |
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