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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 01:58 PM Original message |
A hypothetical income tax proposal (Not another FLAT TAX thread!) |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
1. My taxes would increase by 43% |
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TX-RAT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:06 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Sucks for me also |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #1 |
28. Yes, ours by 48% |
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SteppingRazor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
2. I have much less of a problem with this than I do with a flat tax... |
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fob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
4. Anyway to determine what total revenue this would raise? |
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ComerPerro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
5. That would cripple corporations |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's pretty progressive and no deductions makes it wide open |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
7. I'm all for getting rid of tax loopholes for individuals |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I think we should tax dividends and cap gains at higher rates than |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. That would favor corporate fat cats over ordinary investors. |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. How does taxing dividends more than earned income... |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 06:56 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. a few points |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 07:26 PM Response to Reply #21 |
23. If they take it as a salary... |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 11:23 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. So you support a 2mil exemption for farms |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 11:43 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. The numbers are for discussion. What's the exemption farms get now? |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Do you think that people just pop out of pharmacy school |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. I think I've made a very reasonable argument, |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 05:35 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. I think I've made a very reasonable argument, |
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AP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
8. Everyone within the same bracket should be in roughly the same economic... |
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On the Road (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
10. What I Like About it Is |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
11. I presume that americans abroad would pay local income taxes.. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 03:36 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. yeah, what he/she said |
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sweetheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 05:05 PM Response to Reply #13 |
18. You are psychic |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. you do not distinguish between families and individuals |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
14. a loser for me |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
15. The corporate clause will kill America |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
19. I see your point. I should change it to "net income" instead. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 06:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Or just say "unreinvested profits." |
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iconoclastNYC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-27-05 07:20 PM Response to Original message |
22. Earned Income Tax Credit Lifted Millions |
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question everything (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-28-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
27. You need actual numbers and only the IRS data can help |
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