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Silent Type

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4. Want to see GOPers win big, go back to marginal tax rates like this-- $44,000 + 72%.

Reply to justaprogressive (Reply #3)

Fri Jun 14, 2024, 02:30 PM

Jun 2024

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This is always bandied about as a way to cure current Deficits. It would be a voting disaster for whomever proposes it.

Agree with most points in OP, especially fully realized gains at death, Captial gain tax rates on par with dividends and earned income, etc.

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The US tax system is broken. Here are @JosephEStiglitz 10 proposals [View all] Passages Jun 2024 OP

Just bring back the same tax rates of when multigraincracker Jun 2024 #1

Concise and exactly right. Passages Jun 2024 #2

THOSE WERE THE DAYS... justaprogressive Jun 2024 #3

Want to see GOPers win big, go back to marginal tax rates like this-- $44,000 + 72%. Silent Type Jun 2024 #4

That'd be a huge tax increase for everybody including the poor and working class. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #5

Not if you factor in inflation. Example: Trailrider1951 Jun 2024 #7

That's not how they will do it. jimfields33 Jun 2024 #9

lol ok Torchlight Jun 2024 #12

Wow. Passages Jun 2024 #8

so I should pay a huge tax to feed the bloated out of control government monster? first get rid msongs Jun 2024 #10

It didn't actually bring in more money, however. Igel Jun 2024 #11

What are those numbers adjusted for inflation? Volaris Jun 2024 #13

Excerpt from Prepared Testimony jxla Jun 2024 #6