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bhikkhu

(10,726 posts)

17. The minority are mean and ugly

Reply to ananda (Reply #5)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 02:19 AM

Jan 2013

I think that's one of the big lessons of the past election year, if it wasn't obvious before.

"Most people are good" is the pretty basic perspective at the foundation of the Democratic platform, from which other policies flow naturally.

Needless to say - the other party is somewhat on the opposite side of that.

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Study: In Almost Every State, The Poor Pay More Of Their Income In Taxes Than The Rich [View all] Report1212 Jan 2013 OP

Washington doesn't have a state income tax, and this probably reflects joeybee12 Jan 2013 #1

I didn't know that Report1212 Jan 2013 #2

There are states you wouldn't think of like Washington, but the others I know of joeybee12 Jan 2013 #6

Whereas south of the Columbia here, it's just the opposite. Lizzie Poppet Jan 2013 #14

When I lived in Seattle, I knew people who went to Oregon specifically to shop...nt joeybee12 Jan 2013 #15

And every time someone brings up the possibility here Flying Squirrel Jan 2013 #16

I'm D/Ling the report now but will take a wild guess that sales taxes are the main culprit slackmaster Jan 2013 #3

In this study, VT and Oregon were deemed to have the most progressive cali Jan 2013 #4

Yeah VT....again! Auntie Bush Jan 2013 #8

This a really mean, ugly country.. ananda Jan 2013 #5

+1 and look at the choices made available to us. We have a binary system of 0/0. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2013 #7

The minority are mean and ugly bhikkhu Jan 2013 #17

This is by design and exacting malice of forethought. The Congress surely realizes this malfeasance indepat Jan 2013 #9

Du rec. Nt xchrom Jan 2013 #10

The ones with the gold make the rules. WHEN CRABS ROAR Jan 2013 #11

Not surprised sakabatou Jan 2013 #12

The poor and farmers have always got screwed, oldbanjo Jan 2013 #13