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2016 Postmortem

jschurchin

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5. Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner!!!!!!

Reply to The Magistrate (Reply #3)

Wed Dec 5, 2012, 01:15 PM

Dec 2012

Tax ALL income at the appropriate rate. If your rate is 15% ALL your income, no matter the source, is taxed at that rate. If it's 35% same thing.
The President should propose that and watch the uber wealthy's head's explode.

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Are Tax Rates the Solution? [View all] PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 OP

I think before we do that JustAnotherGen Dec 2012 #1

Spam deleted by gkhouston (MIR Team) kaspar411 Dec 2012 #2

Taxing Wages/Profits And Capital Gains At Similar Rates, Sir, Would Be Excellent Policy, In My View The Magistrate Dec 2012 #3

Ding, Ding, Ding. We have a winner!!!!!! jschurchin Dec 2012 #5

Good questions. Could we rip lowering taxes out from under the GOP? WestCoastLib Dec 2012 #4

According to Warren Buffett PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #6

and don't forget the dividends tax rate. The biggest disappointment to me in the Bush tax cuts Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #7

Right... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #8

Just a thought here : what would happen and I mean in terms of the Rs arguments if EARNED income Filibuster Harry Dec 2012 #9

One concern qwlauren35 Dec 2012 #10

I disagree... PoliticalBiker Dec 2012 #11