I want them to pay taxes at the same rate I do

[spinbaby]

To the wingnut who keeps telling me that rich people will lose all incentive to work if we increase their taxes:

I’m half of a working couple that does fairly well--well enough to put us into a high tax bracket, but not quite well enough for either of us to get over the payroll-tax cap. Between my share of payroll tax, my employer’s share of payroll tax, and income tax, my marginal tax rate is well over 40%. If I haven't lost the motivation to work, why is a hedge-fund billionaire going to stop working if we tax him over 15%?

I won’t consider our tax system to be fair until billionaires and giant corporations pay taxes at at least the same rate I do. And don’t tell me that payroll taxes don’t count as long as you’re willing to balance the budget on the back of Social Security and Medicare.

[kentuck]

1. I think you make a very strong argument.

:thumbsup:

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[Mimosa]

4. Hello, Republican lady!

MaryMary: "Put it where the sun doesn't shine."


Woo hoo, a typical 'classy' Republican. :7

[kentuck]

5. She thinks that money is worth more than your money..

that you work for, evidently?

[Mimosa]

7. Guess she's busy eating her pizza.

Mods must have not been amused. I wonder what her other 3 posts were like. :7

[gateley]

8. Gone but easily forgotten. nt

[21st Century FDR]

10. More whining about taxes.

I saw one of hers in another thread, and it had the stench of Freeper all over it.

[LiberalAndProud]

3. For a meager beginning, I'd like them to get out of the tax credit category.

FFS why do they need *my* money in order to create jobs?

[Shagbark Hickory]

6. That would make sense if you want the economy to improve. But they don't want that.

Because then Obama may get re-elected. And their whole reason for being is perpetual reign.

[panader0]

9. I want them to pay taxes at a higher rate than I do.

The richer you are, the higher your taxes.

[spinbaby]

11. That would be nice, yes

But a good start would be if the middle class didn't pay a higher percentage in taxes than billionaires.

[gristy]

14. No, that would certainly not be a good start.

That's been the obscenely rich's objective all along. A flat tax. You're letting the right move your goal post.

[indepat]

12. Wing-nuts lie, distort, prevaricate, and dissemble with aplomb, mendacity, sanctimony,

reichousness, dis-ingenuity, and hypocrisy imo. :patriot:

[BeFree]

13. 40%..?!?!?!

You need to get on TV and tell this story. Do a press release to a local news org, and spread your story.