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Creideiki

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29. This is the outcome of welfare "reform"

Reply to monmouth (Original post)

Sat Apr 21, 2012, 11:44 PM

Apr 2012

When that came down, the liberal Democrats pointed out that if we implemented earned income tax credits instead, that the next thing the conservatives and Republicans would whine about is that the poor people weren't paying their fair share of taxes. And the moderate Democrats assured us that wouldn't happen because that would be obviously mean-spirited. So as usual, the moderate Democrats should have listened to the liberal Democrats.

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A repub sent this e-mail to me re taxes. I need help to answer.. [View all] monmouth Apr 2012 OP

Did Ayn Rand have an alias? CreekDog Apr 2012 #1

okay. For starters, the poorest 4, who don't pay taxes, don't ever get any beer. robinlynne Apr 2012 #2

And we have a marginal tax rate of 59%? Since when? SharonAnn Apr 2012 #6

David R. Kamerschen, Ph.D. Kookaburra Apr 2012 #3

Actually, the tenth man would pay $15 or less. The 7th, 8th, and 9th would pay $28 - $35. SharonAnn Apr 2012 #4

You can start here NoGOPZone Apr 2012 #5

They Never Check Before Spreading This Nonsense otohara Apr 2012 #19

That's unrealistic. Make7 Apr 2012 #7

How 'bout this..." is such a pile of crap , that neither Kamerschen nor anyone else admits to pkdu Apr 2012 #8

the game is rigged from jump cindyperry2010 Apr 2012 #9

Anyone who's seen a Kiyosaki seminar, knows it is rigged according to how one makes money. freshwest Apr 2012 #14

Economic sophistry. Not only is this contrived and inaccurate, geckosfeet Apr 2012 #10

Many thanks to you all. I sent the Snopes debunk..nt monmouth Apr 2012 #11

Always check Snopes first whenever dealing with an RW chain-mail. LAGC Apr 2012 #13

They now claim that snopes is liberal/socialist/communist... Bigmack Apr 2012 #15

A college grad too. Sometimes I think he sends me these things just to rile me..LOL..n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #17

I had a guy tell me that one time.. he sends just to light me up. I dumped him. That's abuse. nt Bigmack Apr 2012 #24

Typical reactions! CBHagman Apr 2012 #26

I should know by now...n/t monmouth Apr 2012 #16

It's really like the 10th man owned the brewery and already made a fortune on the beer. brewens Apr 2012 #12

I knew if I read through, some body would bring this up. Thanks. n/t Egalitarian Thug Apr 2012 #33

ask the Prof if they teach percentages at his alma mater..... dtom67 Apr 2012 #18

This is an "L"-curve problem. baldguy Apr 2012 #20

Respond with one sentence: lunatica Apr 2012 #21

Instead of beer, let's make it a lifesaving innoculation. Honeycombe8 Apr 2012 #22

very good point. robinlynne Apr 2012 #25

Paying a bar bill and paying taxes on income and wealth are very different. SDjack Apr 2012 #23

tell him to come back to you when zbdent Apr 2012 #27

This is fairly easy Motown_Johnny Apr 2012 #28

This is the outcome of welfare "reform" Creideiki Apr 2012 #29

One big problem is that this totally ignores other sources of government income (ie taxes) dsc Apr 2012 #30

Let me go at this... jmowreader Apr 2012 #31

Cons want the credit for tax cuts, B Calm Apr 2012 #32

propaganda by reps/// and an accurate conclusion to the beer analogy nevbav Sep 2012 #34