Wyatt earp
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So you believe an elderly woman that worked two and three minimum wage jobs her whole life and paid into Social security is a drain on you? She collects about $800.00 a month and doesn't have money in the bank as she spent it all taking care of her children and even a couple of her grandchildren (with her minimum wage job & with no assistance as it wasn't available then in her state).
Not sure what factories you are talking about the ones here that close a few years back paid $6 to $8 at the most for the majority of their labor.
That is accurate. An elderly single woman we know applied. She made less than $800.00 a month from her Social Security and she said she got a letter back that she was not eligible at all because she did not have any housing expenses.
About 5 years ago a dying Aunt was making less than $600 a month SS and got less than $200 a month SNAP. Sad how we treat the poorest among US
Of these millionaires, over 22,000 families paid less than 15 percent of income in Federal income and employee payroll taxes — and 1,470 managed to pay no federal income taxes on their million-plus-dollar incomes, according to the IRS.”
Hyping stats about the ‘Buffett Rule’
BUT WE NEED TO GUT TAXES ON THE RICHEST EVEN MORE?
"In other words, a person in the top 0.001 percent income bracket -- who would have an adjusted gross income of at least $62,000,000 -- pays the nearly same effective tax rate as somebody in the top 20 percent bracket who makes $85,000 in adjusted gross income."
As the rich become super-rich, they pay lower taxes. For real.
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OH MY GOD!!!
You mean we treated all our citizens equally and fairly ....... makes you just want to throw up, doesn't it?
EQUALLY AND FAIRLY? LMAOROG
The fortunate 400: David Cay Johnston
Six American families paid no federal income taxes in 2009 while making something on the order of $200 million each.
In addition to the six who paid no tax, another 110 families paid 15 percent or less in federal income taxes. That's the same federal tax rate as a single worker who made $61,500 in 2009.
Overall, the top 400 paid an average income tax rate of 19.9 percent, the same rate paid by a single worker who made $110,000 in 2009. The top 400 earned five times that much every day.
Just 82 of the top 400 were taxed in accord with the Buffett rule, which proposes a minimum tax of 30 percent on annual incomes greater than $1 million.
The fortunate 400: David Cay Johnston
“Of these millionaires, over 22,000 families paid less than 15 percent of income in Federal income and employee payroll taxes — and 1,470 managed to pay no federal income taxes on their million-plus-dollar incomes, according to the IRS.”
Hyping stats about the ‘Buffett Rule’
Sure Bubs, Sure
So about Corp taxes REALLY falling on the poor as YOUR premise was, going to address that CAPITAL COVERS 82% OF THE BURDEN, YOU KNOW THE RICH?
OR ARE YOU GOING TO RUN TO YOUR SAFE SPACE AGAIN BUBS?
A question what is 15% of 50,000?
Answer $5,500
What is 15% of 500 million dollars
Answer $55,000,000
So who pays more the person who pays five thousand five hundred dollars or the one who pays 55 million dollars
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Don't understand how progressive taxes work and economists measure revenues to the treasury (GDP) huh Bubba?
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Again who pays more the person who pays $5,500 in taxes or the person who pays 55 million in taxes
A simple yes or no answer will do
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