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bik0 (429 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:25 PM Original message |
47% of US households will pay no fed income tax |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
1. Apparently this piece was written by the Heritage Foundation. |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. not really, that's fairly accurate |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:48 AM Response to Reply #1 |
36. tax foundation *is* right wing. they have two schticks: one is saying the bottom |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #36 |
45. It's interesting when you read these things how there are key words and phrases |
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iris27 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. And? |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
27. Yup... |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:35 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. +1000. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. Now give us the figures for payroll tax.. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. If you want to count payroll taxes as plain old taxes that are paid just like |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
12. But they are taxes paid to the federal government.. |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:06 AM Response to Reply #8 |
42. There is no obligation |
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LeftyMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. That number involves an odd definition of "federal income tax" that excludes many federal taxes on |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Thank you. n/t |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:14 PM Response to Reply #4 |
20. that's the standard definition of income tax |
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DCKit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. What exactly are they bitching about? The fact that they got the teahadists worked up... |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:42 PM Response to Original message |
6. Most wealth is made off of not working. |
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StClone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
29. Moving money is just that., moving money... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. Fine with me, if that's the bottom-earning 47% of this country. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. The top 50% of those who file federal income tax forms pay over 97% of the tax. n/t |
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Lyric (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Sounds fair to me. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
23. Less than 1% of the population own over 50% of the financial wealth and control every major |
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walldude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. You posted a study by the Heritage foundation? And you are taking it seriously? |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:17 AM Response to Reply #10 |
31. No, he didn't...the news report quotes the Heritage foundation but they didn't do the study |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:36 AM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Wrong organization |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:02 PM Response to Reply #34 |
44. Ah, sorry. I was referring to the study in the first paragraph of the news report |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
11. Cool. Let the rich fund the way for all I fucking care. |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:06 PM Response to Original message |
14. Here, let me re-phrase that for you |
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gmoney (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:26 PM Response to Reply #14 |
25. or "47% of Americans are too poor to even be taxed" |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
17. "...getting something for nothing..." |
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Democrats_win (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:08 PM Response to Original message |
18. Several years ago, the so called "non-income tax payers" were mocked as "Lucky Duckies." |
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tularetom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
19. Good for them. If I could find a way to legally avoid taxes I'd do it. |
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lumberjack_jeff (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:16 PM Response to Original message |
21. I wish the Heritage Institute would make up their minds. |
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StClone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 11:59 PM Response to Reply #21 |
30. The Tax Foundation is not what or who they claim |
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Lithos (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
22. Let's see |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
24. More people are making less money? n/t |
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Cresent City Kid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:32 PM Response to Original message |
26. I'm paying this year |
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LooseWilly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Think "dependents". |
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BeFree (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-07-10 10:44 PM Response to Original message |
28. Lying piece of shit article |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
35. This is pretty sad and plain wrong |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #35 |
38. They do |
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Obamanaut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 01:58 AM Response to Reply #38 |
41. self delete. never mind. nt |
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Statistical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Not sad because it isn't true. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:51 AM Response to Original message |
37. 10% of households have an unemployed member; 20% have an underemployed member. |
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krispos42 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:53 AM Response to Original message |
39. This is obviously a lie by the liberal media. |
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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 12:54 AM Response to Original message |
40. 2/3 of US corporations paid *no* taxes 1998-2005 |
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RedCappedBandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-08-10 02:10 AM Response to Original message |
43. Something for nothing? |
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