Hello!!!11!1 It's not "a tax break on those making less than $250,000" [View all]

It is a "tax break on everyone's first $250,000 of income"

the first statement mistakenly leaves the impression that if you make $250,001, there will be no tax break for you.

Even Mrs. Corkhead didn't understand that distinction until I clarified it.

I am sure lots of republicons digging in their heels, "making sure the tax breaks apply to everyone", don't understand that either.

The fact is that everyone is getting a tax break. They are just eliminating the additional extra special one just for rich people.

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Hello!!!11!1 It's not "a tax break on those making less than $250,000" [View all]	corkhead	Nov 2012	OP
Yes, yes,,,,	KarenS	Nov 2012	#1
Absolutely!!	yends21012	Nov 2012	#6
So true ............ it is all in the words you use	Angry Dragon	Nov 2012	#2
True that. The current phrasing is too easily perverted by the republican lie machine.	Sinistrous	Nov 2012	#3
Without question, Frank Luntz and his ilk are all over this one.	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#15
Thanks for the clarification!	KansDem	Nov 2012	#4
Would you be willing to write up a	Skidmore	Nov 2012	#5
It is a "tax break on everyone's first $250,000 of income" (nt)	ret5hd	Nov 2012	#7
+1 n/t	OneGrassRoot	Nov 2012	#10
The wealthy get 100% of ANY tax cut, whether it's on <$25,000, <$250,000, or <$2,500,000!	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#13
We need a meme to...	ProudProgressiveNow	Nov 2012	#16
Yes, and Obama and team need to be getting this message and explanation out there NOW!!	kelliekat44	Nov 2012	#8
Exaxtly how MUCH of a tax break is it?	dixiegrrrrl	Nov 2012	#9
When they say "tax cuts for 98% of the American people" it's a FALSEHOOD!	TahitiNut	Nov 2012	#11
Good point, cork. nt	Honeycombe8	Nov 2012	#12
Agreed. But this simplest of arithmetic is beyond comprehension for many.	geckosfeet	Nov 2012	#14
A graph or	femrap	Nov 2012	#27
Send Bill	momsrule	Nov 2012	#17
Thank you.	12AngryBorneoWildmen	Nov 2012	#18
This doesnt get enough press. nm	rhett o rick	Nov 2012	#19
Look, I have no problem with taxing the wealthy at a higher rate......	Swede Atlanta	Nov 2012	#20
There are various ways to structure it. Deduction caps, income type, etc., but you're right on the	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#23
I think this is how it works	jenlucu	Nov 2012	#25
Hello! If you make LESS than 250k, your taxes are going up. PERIOD.	Zax2me	Nov 2012	#21
Did you mean "MORE than 250k"?	Barack_America	Nov 2012	#26
Good point. We are arithmetically challenged as a people. K&R n/t	Egalitarian Thug	Nov 2012	#22
The rich lose one plus breaks, but keep 4 plus breaks	Thor_MN	Nov 2012	#24
why do we have to coddle these people?	RepublicansRZombies	Nov 2012	#28