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deminks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:13 AM Original message |
Dear top 1%: Y U No Pay Taxes |
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Union Scribe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:20 AM Response to Original message |
1. Lol! Gotta rec any appearance by Y U No |
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orpupilofnature57 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 06:35 AM Response to Original message |
2. Cool |
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Cool Logic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
3. Actually, they pay 38%... |
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iamjoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 07:33 AM Response to Reply #3 |
4. A Rather Convenient Statistic |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:35 AM Response to Reply #4 |
10. They pay payroll taxes too so we know it is not zero. |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 07:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Yes. Deceptive numbers for the mathematelically challenged. |
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Hoosier Daddy (271 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. Righties? Mathematically challenged? |
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Modern_Matthew (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. I'm mathematically challenged as well. |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:50 AM Response to Reply #5 |
17. Yeah, what would the IRS know about AGI? |
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geckosfeet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 06:06 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. Yes - that's what is says alright. In a normal distribution $350 would be |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:46 PM Response to Reply #5 |
21. Since this is coming from the IRS I would think the burden is on you |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:03 AM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Those figures are misleading |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:27 AM Response to Reply #3 |
7. That is the most hilariously misleading and inaccurate table I have seen in a long time |
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hack89 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:39 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. The bottom 50 % only includes tax filers |
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Taitertots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 10:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
13. It is misleading because it doesn't take into account the distribution of incomes |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:38 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. +1 |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:31 AM Response to Reply #3 |
8. ONLY 38%?! That's freaking BS. It should be 50%! |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 09:34 AM Response to Reply #3 |
9. ...and own twice that percentage of the wealth. |
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starroute (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:47 AM Response to Reply #3 |
15. That's true but also misleading |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:54 AM Response to Reply #3 |
18. There is a difference between |
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jpgray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:43 PM Response to Reply #3 |
20. How much of the top 1%'s income is taxed as capital gains? |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 11:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. This is just dumb |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-18-11 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
22. "Only the little people pay taxes." |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-19-11 06:18 AM Response to Original message |
24. I Du Pay Taxes... |
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