2016 Postmortem

Downwinder

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55. Well then KICK.

Reply to kennetha (Original post)

Wed Feb 10, 2016, 02:39 PM

Feb 2016

I was pretty comfortable with Ike's 93% tax bracket.

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Kick if you are ready for 100% increase in tax revenues. [View all] kennetha Feb 2016 OP

source please hollysmom Feb 2016 #1

I hope he remembered to wash hands before posting. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #5

+! Jarqui Feb 2016 #11

still waiting for the ask for OPs sources.... demosocialist Feb 2016 #14

see below kennetha Feb 2016 #91

Where in the hell is "below?" Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #99

Here kennetha Feb 2016 #101

Your Atlantic hit piece is a mischaracterization. Admiral Loinpresser Feb 2016 #117

Just more right wing BS and a rehash of thier hit piece Ferd Berfel Feb 2016 #143

Sources? VSP Hill fans don't need no stinkin' sources. cali Feb 2016 #40

Sometimes I wonder if these OPs come from Weekly World News, next to Elvis was a Space Alien! nt TheBlackAdder Feb 2016 #114

Are you dissing BatBoy??? dorkzilla Feb 2016 #118

I loved bat boy,my favorite cover was bat boy bites Sadaam! hollysmom Feb 2016 #148

Tomorrow the story will be "1 Billion percent!?!?!!1111" LondonReign2 Feb 2016 #44

crickets. nt restorefreedom Feb 2016 #68

Stuff and nonsense. hedda_foil Feb 2016 #2

Fine by me. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #3

He's not going to double your personal taxes kennetha Feb 2016 #92

I'm fine with both. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Feb 2016 #94

Nooooo!!!!!1!! Democrats might actually stand for something..... daleanime Feb 2016 #4

These ops give whole new meaning to going off the rails: beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #6

DUzy! hifiguy Feb 2016 #38

Today's meme is "Taxes". Pass it on! beam me up scottie Feb 2016 #47

LMAO!!! n/t kdmorris Feb 2016 #57

Truth is going off the rails? kennetha Feb 2016 #93

I smell desperation in the air. Fuddnik Feb 2016 #7

Yes, double the taxes on the 1%. HooptieWagon Feb 2016 #8

Agreed. hedgehog Feb 2016 #58

Don't tax you, don't tax me, tax that fella behind the tree nt firebrand80 Feb 2016 #9

Lol 2pooped2pop Feb 2016 #10

falsehoods & total misrepresentation amborin Feb 2016 #12

No it's not kennetha Feb 2016 #96

But the Federal Government brings in ~$3.3 Trillion a year Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #100

Total Revenue kennetha Feb 2016 #105

Your OP says "federal revenue" and that is what I gave a link to. It is ~$3.3 Trillion Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #113

you know it's true that kennetha Feb 2016 #121

Please provide links to your numbers. Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #125

Already provided a link down below. kennetha Feb 2016 #128

Why can't you comprehend this part? Motown_Johnny Feb 2016 #142

And where to do get this stuff? Thin air? sinkingfeeling Feb 2016 #13

Nope. They pull it out of their, er, hats. cali Feb 2016 #43

Hope they stood up first Lordquinton Feb 2016 #63

I had a cat once would do that SwampG8r Feb 2016 #135

I'm good with it. floriduck Feb 2016 #15

Me too or three! And for firms like Verizon, which over the past few years have paid Zero truedelphi Feb 2016 #120

This message of Hope and Change brought to you from the fear mongers at Hillary Co. NightWatcher Feb 2016 #16

My taxes will go up by $100/year under Bernie's plan Doctor_J Feb 2016 #17

Not talking about your taxes kennetha Feb 2016 #97

OhNoes! Fear! Fear! Save me pragmatic, team Shillery! R. Daneel Olivaw Feb 2016 #18

An economist found that median income would increase by $22,000 if Bernie Sanders gets to the White pberq Feb 2016 #19

But but but TAXES!!!!!! Dretownblues Feb 2016 #77

Pisshhh, that is written by a respected economist dorkzilla Feb 2016 #119

All we're saying is, pay your fair share. Period. Gregorian Feb 2016 #20

Sniff sniff DefenseLawyer Feb 2016 #21

People really shouldn't be able to make blatantly false claims cali Feb 2016 #22

But reading is haaaaard, cali! kath Feb 2016 #28

Yep. And Hillary supporters have the temerity to cali Feb 2016 #34

It's the one thing they do well. frylock Feb 2016 #42

Perfectly said, cali. hifiguy Feb 2016 #31

Thank you so much. cali Feb 2016 #46

+1,000,000 PoiBoy Feb 2016 #75

Thank you. cali Feb 2016 #78

Wait a second...are you telling me he’s not pure? dorkzilla Feb 2016 #124

I nominate this thread for the TRASH jham123 Feb 2016 #23

Oh noes - the people are coming, the people are coming Red Oak Feb 2016 #24

Lee Atwater is that you? Armstead Feb 2016 #25

Here comes the kitchen sink NowSam Feb 2016 #26

Why isn't this considered trolling? hifiguy Feb 2016 #27

And pure 100% Flamebait. Pedestrian and unimpressive, but Flamebait cali Feb 2016 #49

Because it's in support of the candidate who employs the DU owner's wife n/t arcane1 Feb 2016 #52

Ouch. Truth. hifiguy Feb 2016 #60

Sssh! Cat needs to be in bag. n/t truedelphi Feb 2016 #122

I did not know this... AzDar Feb 2016 #144

Cause it's flat out true? kennetha Feb 2016 #98

Misinformant confirmed. retrowire Feb 2016 #29

So that is today's meme from the Hill. Got it yourout Feb 2016 #30

Yup, OP after OP about taxes LondonReign2 Feb 2016 #50

"Read My Lips" is sure to follow. arcane1 Feb 2016 #53

It's a tribute to their beloved Ronald Reagan! nt m-lekktor Feb 2016 #56

Kick! dchill Feb 2016 #32

Well . . . jeez . . . I'll happily pay more taxes so everyone can have Medicare like I do. Vinca Feb 2016 #33

Thanks for the flashback deutsey Feb 2016 #35

The problem is his programs don't add up itsrobert Feb 2016 #36

And...... ornotna Feb 2016 #83

Kick if you are ready for 100% herp derp. frylock Feb 2016 #37

You never know unless you try! alcibiades_mystery Feb 2016 #39

I'd gladly pay more taxes for single-payer healthcare cyberswede Feb 2016 #41

I am! scscholar Feb 2016 #45

I, too, would like a clear, understandable packman Feb 2016 #48

Well, you got the memo, but you have no idea what to do with it. arcane1 Feb 2016 #51

Yeah. Shadowflash Feb 2016 #54

Best . . . dog . . . ever! Vinca Feb 2016 #72

Well then KICK. Downwinder Feb 2016 #55

Quit lying. n/t TDale313 Feb 2016 #59

Right now I have working kids who need help paying for their hedgehog Feb 2016 #61

LOL, hillary, is that you? Wow, fucking desperation taking over the hill fans. Nt Logical Feb 2016 #62

lies seem to be all the hill folk have left LOL bowens43 Feb 2016 #64

The Conservatives on DU are being outed... AZ Progressive Feb 2016 #65

Yeah, America is so great that we can't do what every other industrialized country..... DrewFlorida Feb 2016 #66

Another person to make these big, false claims and then disappear n/t dana_b Feb 2016 #67

Flat out true kennetha Feb 2016 #103

Looking at the charts, I'd pay safeinOhio Feb 2016 #69

Not talking about your individual tax rate kennetha Feb 2016 #102

Like I said safeinOhio Feb 2016 #138

Kick if you're ready for more disingenuous horseshit... AOR Feb 2016 #70

Wow - I didn't realize you were a CEO of a corporation that hides its earnings in the Cayman Isles. jillan Feb 2016 #71

Alert Results Matt_in_STL Feb 2016 #73

Holy Freakoly! Taxes! AlbertCat Feb 2016 #74

Kick if you start OPs and don't respond once in 2 1/2 hours Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #76

had a 2.5 hour meeting. kennetha Feb 2016 #90

Fair enough. Among the 90 responses, many are intriguing. Deny and Shred Feb 2016 #95

A meeting for what... AOR Feb 2016 #115

I'm not. Dawson Leery Feb 2016 #79

I'll tell you what I believe notadmblnd Feb 2016 #80

Nonsense. pugetres Feb 2016 #81

what, you don't know how to add? kennetha Feb 2016 #89

I have looked over the information for myself. pugetres Feb 2016 #110

I make about 14,000 per year...and my health care wants me to pay 800+ per month angstlessk Feb 2016 #82

Kick for the entertainment value of comedy. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2016 #84

Not quite doubling TOTAL federal revenue but increasing it by an amount equal to kennetha Feb 2016 #85

Hey - it's that same article by the former Clinton deputy secretary. Fawke Em Feb 2016 #140

your math is wrong. Vattel Feb 2016 #141

If it means health care for all, roody Feb 2016 #86

Doesn't pay for education for all kennetha Feb 2016 #88

My answer is obviously Fuck, yes. roody Feb 2016 #107

We'll see how many agree kennetha Feb 2016 #108

I have to admire your persistence if nothing else. hifiguy Feb 2016 #145

It's all a distraction from the real issue... ahimsa Feb 2016 #131

silly H2O Man Feb 2016 #87

If it was okay for Bernanke and Geithner to "leak" some 22 trillions of dollars to the truedelphi Feb 2016 #104

I have a message for Bernie Sanders. Senator Tankerbell Feb 2016 #106

Typical redbaiting bs kenfrequed Feb 2016 #109

Why is it BS? kennetha Feb 2016 #112

What does it all mean, Mr. Natural? hobbit709 Feb 2016 #132

The real Mr Natural quote. hifiguy Feb 2016 #146

Yes, do it. JustABozoOnThisBus Feb 2016 #111

Actually people who are serious about single payer kennetha Feb 2016 #116

Can we put the CEOs and other top managers to work making license plates? hifiguy Feb 2016 #147

Discussion of the costs needs discussion of benefits katsy Feb 2016 #123

Your individual taxes are not going to double kennetha Feb 2016 #126

IIRC the taxation he's proposing doesn't rise to the level of the 50s thru 70s katsy Feb 2016 #129

His income tax rates don't go that high kennetha Feb 2016 #130

What horseshit. Unrec. Odin2005 Feb 2016 #127

Kennetha, your post is disingenuous at best. PatrickforO Feb 2016 #133

He needs that much additional revenue kennetha Feb 2016 #134

Oh, oh. Then we'll have to quit spending in excess of $1 trillion a year PatrickforO Feb 2016 #136

Obviously you're fine with it kennetha Feb 2016 #137

How much do you and/or your employer pay four your healthcare insurance premiums each year? mhatrw Feb 2016 #139