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In the discussion thread: When 50% of the country is making $250 grand a year I will consider that middle class [View all]

Response to NNN0LHI (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 12:39 PM

bvar22 (29,503 posts)

13. I am stunned that people in leadership positions are that clueless...

... or that much of a tool for the 1%.

The big argument against raising the Payroll Tax Cap used by the "Centrists" inside the Democratic Party is that it would "hurt the Middle Class"!!!

What ever happened to the guy that was going to Raise the Cap?

You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.
Solidarity99!
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17 replies	Author	Time	Post
When 50% of the country is making $250 grand a year I will consider that middle class [View all]	NNN0LHI	Jul 2012	OP
Your definition would be described as "novel" by polite economists	slackmaster	Jul 2012	#1
What I wonder about that debate on here....	vi5	Jul 2012	#2
Shit, some of the Southern and border-state Dems are holding out for	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#4
Yes there are people who believe that	taught_me_patience	Jul 2012	#9
I live in the NY Metro area...	vi5	Jul 2012	#11
Thanks for the reply	taught_me_patience	Jul 2012	#15
See I think the last paragraph says it all..	vi5	Jul 2012	#16
Eminently. I think the median national income right now is about $50K (meaning, that	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#3
What these debates choose not to recognize...	vi5	Jul 2012	#5
Excellent points. As the band Timbuk 3 put it so	coalition_unwilling	Jul 2012	#6
Sounds fair to me.	ananda	Jul 2012	#7
when 50% of the country is making 250K a F150 will be running $89,000 for a base model	snooper2	Jul 2012	#8
Household or individual?	Igel	Jul 2012	#10
I don't think you should be that hung up on this subject	Johonny	Jul 2012	#12
I am stunned that people in leadership positions are that clueless...	bvar22	Jul 2012	#13
Add to that the FACT that you have to MAKE closer to $500K in order to have $250K in TAXABLE INCOME,	Lionessa	Jul 2012	#14
Census found that less than 4% of households make over $200,000	AJTheMan	Jul 2012	#17

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