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SpartanDem

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9. My Dad works at Ford plant and mother for the state as a social worker together make 140K

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Mon Dec 31, 2012, 05:06 PM

Dec 2012

both are union and these are the people you want to tax? My parents are not freaking rich, they make the kind money they do is because they've been working 30ish years.

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The $250K bar is way too high... [View all] kentuck Dec 2012 OP

Totally agree with you on that. However, it seems the Democratic Party has become the party of the Mass Dec 2012 #1

Right because "the rest" aren't benefitting at all from having their taxes cut. phleshdef Dec 2012 #3

Well said nt One of the 99 Dec 2012 #6

I guess Occupy was wrong to make it about the 99% then. phleshdef Dec 2012 #2

When did $250,000 become the top 4 percent? ProSense Dec 2012 #4

I agree with your point about where the Middle Class ends, Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #5

You know I agree with that NNN0LHI Dec 2012 #7

it takes about a 100k/year for a family to rent a 2 bedroom apartment around here CreekDog Dec 2012 #8

My Dad works at Ford plant and mother for the state as a social worker together make 140K SpartanDem Dec 2012 #9

Should you have to be rich before you pay any taxes?? kentuck Dec 2012 #10

What percentile of the population do they fall in? TheKentuckian Dec 2012 #12

If the goal posts are stuck, move the field. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #11