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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:54 AM Original message |
a modest proposal -- 0% (and 100%) tax rates |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
1. Bad idea. |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:01 AM Response to Reply #1 |
3. long term would be zero percent! |
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dem629 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:04 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. And short term would be 100 percent! |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:17 AM Response to Reply #8 |
11. long term manipulation |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 08:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. No, just make them all subject to a progressive income tax |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
12. I like the progressive tax idea |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:02 AM Response to Original message |
4. -1 |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
5. Ridiculous. |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:08 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. yup! |
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MercutioATC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:40 AM Response to Reply #9 |
13. You seem to equate real estate investment with "flipping". |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 10:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
14. knee jerk market flux |
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Kurt_and_Hunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
6. And the government will cover 100% of your short-term capital losses, right? |
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guyton (370 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:10 AM Response to Reply #6 |
10. no I said nothing about govt covering losses |
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Belial (503 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-13-09 09:03 AM Response to Original message |
7. Bad idea and you are correct.. the SEC will NOT do anything |
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