quit bitchin'- we're all in a sinking boat

[packman]

be ye rich, or be ye poor it doesn't matter - everyone is getting screwed:


"The rich are still getting richer, and the poor are still getting poorer, federal data released Thursday suggests. Accounting for taxes, though, everyone's getting poorer, especially the rich.

The average American household's income declined for a second year in a row, the data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics show, down 0.9 percent to $64,432. The wealthiest fifth of Americans were an exception, as their incomes increased by 0.9 percent. Among the poorest fifth, by contrast, incomes declined by 3.5 percent.

Taking taxes into account, the rich were much worse off. Income after taxes declined 8.1 percent in that wealthiest group, compared to just 1.8 percent among the poorest".

More tax breaks for the rich?

[Thinkingabout]

1. Some thinks the answer is to send a message by not voting. In fact 64% sent this message in the

2014, the message received by the Republican Congress, push through their agenda, cut taxes for the rich and remove as many programs which helps the poor.

[tazkcmo]

2. I like bitching.

It's why I vote.