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Mariana

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30. Republicans tend to vastly overestimate

Thu Oct 11, 2018, 03:17 PM

Oct 2018

how much they pay in taxes, and income tax in particular. Lots of people don't understand the concept of marginal rates. They think if they're in the "28% bracket" that means they pay 28% tax on every cent of their income. And just to add to the fun, some of them won't give up the idea even the face of proof to the contrary. I asked my dad to look at his 1040 and calculate what percentage he really paid in income tax, and he flatly refused to do it. "I already know how much it is," he says, but he's wrong and it's much less than he thinks. He wants to keep believing he's overtaxed. Why? I have no idea, but there's a Republican for you. I have no idea how to fix this.

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With most Republicans I know, it isn't really about religion, healthcare, guns, abortion or politics [View all] mtnsnake Oct 2018 OP

I knew a guy who was liberal in most of his thinking. He told me he votes republican wasupaloopa Oct 2018 #1

How much do you think this guy makes? Enough that his tax cut is worth anything? hedda_foil Oct 2018 #7

He lived off of his investments. He didn't want wasupaloopa Oct 2018 #23

At least he has that excuse. Charming gentleman, isn't he? hedda_foil Oct 2018 #24

He was a friend. I don't see him much anymore. wasupaloopa Oct 2018 #25

He must love the market shifts caused by Trumpian tariffs. JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2018 #27

My Family Members RobinA Oct 2018 #19

I know a few like that. Turin_C3PO Oct 2018 #2

Absolutely! Ohiogal Oct 2018 #3

My experience is the same. yardwork Oct 2018 #4

The basic sects of the GOP ThreeGs Oct 2018 #5

Agree. My middle-of-the-road brother is singing... SMC22307 Oct 2018 #6

Of course, if taxes were higher TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #14

You won't get any argument from me on that. SMC22307 Oct 2018 #31

I came from a middle class family TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #32

Double absolutely Awsi Dooger Oct 2018 #8

Excellent! You should post your idea of the $100 thing as a thread. mtnsnake Oct 2018 #11

The argument that drives me crazy TheFarseer Oct 2018 #16

They can afford to give us all jobs without a tax cut TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #21

So true TheFarseer Oct 2018 #22

It always astonishes me. rownesheck Oct 2018 #9

Yep. Most people care about what affects THEM, or what they think... Buckeye_Democrat Oct 2018 #10

Right! My 47-yr-old son says he's not a liberal or a conservative. He's a "capitalist." Says he hostalover Oct 2018 #12

It depends on where you live. TheFarseer Oct 2018 #13

Also, need to educate these people so they realize paying taxes actually saves them money Zing Zing Zingbah Oct 2018 #15

Agree. zentrum Oct 2018 #17

Here's a great story to illustrate how idiotic some people are about this... hurple Oct 2018 #18

It's a brilliant tactic. Similar to pushing everyone's retirement accounts into the stock market Azathoth Oct 2018 #20

I hear the same thing Wyatt513 Oct 2018 #26

Oh they see the broken down bridges, roads, everything, but they want someone else to ... SWBTATTReg Oct 2018 #29

republicans vote for their tax cut, but insist that democrats only want handouts. unblock Oct 2018 #28

Republicans tend to vastly overestimate Mariana Oct 2018 #30

Hmm, IMHE that is the way people act when you've been factual with them and they don't want to be uponit7771 Oct 2018 #34

For every hour he spends talking with me Mariana Oct 2018 #35

So when April 15 comes greymattermom Oct 2018 #33