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Recursion

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21. Cool story, bro

Reply to Undismayed (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:25 PM

Dec 2012

Frankly I'd be willing to lose the 1%'s money if it also meant the 1% left.

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Brace yourselves [View all] Recursion Dec 2012 OP

Good idea... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #1

I need 70% for the top rate Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #2

Didn't work very well for France. Undismayed Dec 2012 #3

Tell me more GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #4

Oh goody brucefan Dec 2012 #5

Only officially. Undismayed Dec 2012 #6

The Wall Street crooks Aerows Dec 2012 #18

We used to have that as the top rate Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #7

You seriously think that anyone actually paid that rate? Undismayed Dec 2012 #8

I'd rather have a far higher rate Aerows Dec 2012 #14

Lolz. No they didn't. 1 guy did. JaneyVee Dec 2012 #9

I guess it's irrelevant because their supreme court threw out that 75% rate. Undismayed Dec 2012 #10

I'm assuming that you don't know much Aerows Dec 2012 #12

If you think that anyone paid those rates, you're very naive. Undismayed Dec 2012 #13

Again Aerows Dec 2012 #15

If you tax someone at 35%, the incentive to under-report is lesser than at 70%. Undismayed Dec 2012 #20

People that under-report at 70% Aerows Dec 2012 #27

Top Tax Rate under Eisenhower Aerows Dec 2012 #11

I have been thinking about posting about Eisenhower's 90% top tax rate PufPuf23 Dec 2012 #16

Exactly Aerows Dec 2012 #24

Why don't you make an OP? PufPuf23 Dec 2012 #28

I just really Aerows Dec 2012 #29

Maybe they'll just make their own nation. Undismayed Dec 2012 #17

Mmmm Aerows Dec 2012 #19

Who knows if it will work? Undismayed Dec 2012 #22

Do you think other nations will allow it? Aerows Dec 2012 #25

Cool story, bro Recursion Dec 2012 #21

I guess they'll have to move to Canada...oh wait. Starry Messenger Dec 2012 #26

Thanks for that tavernier Dec 2012 #23

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