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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:00 PM Original message |
What would be your ideal tax brackets.... |
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lutefisk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:06 PM Response to Original message |
1. Depends on where the money goes |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
2. Ideal? |
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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. So someone who makes 1,000,000 a year would only be taxed |
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mongo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Yeah, but they most likely only pay about that now |
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wolfman23510 (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Idea |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
4. I like this one .... |
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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 08:32 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. Mine. |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #5 |
28. The best I've seen yet. I'll Second that and take it to the hill. |
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knight_of_the_star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:38 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Isn't that similar to Clark's tax plan? |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. Yeah, at least in the concept of no tax below 50K |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 12:37 AM Response to Reply #4 |
14. I'd change this thusly |
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Kenroy (768 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 01:35 AM Response to Reply #14 |
19. So somebody who earned 500K/year |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 08:31 AM Response to Reply #19 |
25. I'm assuming that these are all marginal rates. |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 02:13 PM Response to Reply #4 |
46. (0-$25K - 10% federal subsidy; i.e.: money back from the feds) |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Progressively increase the rate as income goes up |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:49 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. I'd prefer to see even less taxes on the lower end of the scale |
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wolfman23510 (6 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Oct-01-05 11:57 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. I'd prefer to see even less taxes on the lower end of the scale |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 12:23 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. No, I don't think so |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 12:56 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. No kidding. |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 01:58 AM Response to Reply #12 |
20. That's why we have state and local taxes |
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Jeff In Milwaukee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 08:11 AM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Progressive Taxation |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
15. I think it would be impossible to give actual brackets without |
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OneBlueSky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 01:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. Top Federal Individual Tax Rates, 1960-2004 |
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Hippo_Tron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 02:00 AM Response to Reply #17 |
21. I would never have guessed that Johnson cut the tax rate... |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 08:35 AM Response to Reply #17 |
26. Yep, and the payroll tax was doubled under Raygun. |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
18. Not to be critical Nickshep, but |
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TheFarseer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
22. off the top of my head |
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colinmom71 (616 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 09:58 AM Response to Reply #22 |
27. To be fair... |
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Massacure (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 07:58 AM Response to Original message |
23. The top percentile your in, divided by 2. |
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kitten29 (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 10:11 AM Response to Original message |
29. a flat tax across the board, no deductions.... |
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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 10:12 AM Response to Reply #29 |
30. At what rate? |
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kitten29 (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 10:16 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. you are correct |
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_Loki_ (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 01:16 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Wow, I wouldn't have expected... |
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nickshepDEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 02:05 PM Response to Reply #32 |
33. I dont think a 20% flat tax with the first |
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Yupster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 03:32 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. The last thing I heard from a flat tax supporter |
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_Loki_ (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 03:49 PM Response to Reply #34 |
35. The deficit being out of control..... |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 04:28 PM Response to Reply #29 |
36. Take these two scenarios |
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_Loki_ (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 05:50 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. re |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-02-05 11:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. In other words, you're not willing to defend the flat tax. |
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_Loki_ (70 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 07:30 PM Response to Reply #38 |
55. No, sir, .... |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 12:25 PM Response to Reply #37 |
43. I'll answer that |
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kitten29 (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 06:42 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. a flat tax across the board |
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Ron Mexico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 01:42 PM Response to Reply #29 |
45. That's what we started with. |
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GayCanuck (170 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
39. I think the problem in your country |
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welshTerrier2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 12:07 PM Response to Reply #39 |
40. excellent observation !! |
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kitten29 (67 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 06:45 PM Response to Reply #39 |
52. personally |
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bunkerbuster1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 12:16 PM Response to Original message |
41. What we had under Clinton works for me. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
42. Go flat |
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Ron Mexico (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
44. No income tax at all |
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Township75 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
47. I think flat would be idea... |
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1932 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 02:56 PM Response to Reply #47 |
48. "States like CA which really value education" -- Hah! |
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BootinUp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 03:03 PM Response to Original message |
49. I don't subscribe to |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
50. Tax millionaires up to 50% in income taxes |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 06:54 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. "Anything left after spending" |
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mvd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-03-05 07:00 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. Cut out some of the pork, then |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-05 10:04 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. I'd go even further |
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