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ErikJ

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4. #4 Go back to pre-REAGAN top marginal tax rates!

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Mon Dec 3, 2012, 02:50 PM

Dec 2012

And have same rates for dividends and capital gains as well. As Alan Grayson says, "A dollar is a dollar"

This blip up of 4% from 35-39% on the top marginal rate is an insult. We need to go back to the 70% top rate before Reagan.

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Dear Democrats, Please Stick To These 8 Principles From Robert Reich [View all] Playinghardball Dec 2012 OP

Number one is all we need...it's covers it all. STAND YOUR GROUND! SugarShack Dec 2012 #1

K/R Jack Rabbit Dec 2012 #2

Agreed ReasonableToo Dec 2012 #3

+1 pipewrench Dec 2012 #5

+1 pam4water Dec 2012 #11

#4 Go back to pre-REAGAN top marginal tax rates! ErikJ Dec 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #6

If our government listened to this guy and Paul Krugman, Cleita Dec 2012 #7

Nicely produced! Succinct, and on point. longship Dec 2012 #8

K&R JDPriestly Dec 2012 #9

K&R pam4water Dec 2012 #10

The one they'll miss for sure is raising taxes on the wealthy toby jo Dec 2012 #12

Thats WHY we should be fighting FOR a return to the Pre-Reagan Tax Structure... bvar22 Dec 2012 #14

^^ THIS ^^ Hutzpa Dec 2012 #13