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12. another graphic from that same wall street journal article

Thu Jan 17, 2013, 09:47 AM

Jan 2013

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323689604578220132665726040.html#project%3DCLIFFTAXES0102%26articleTabs%3Dinteractive

Look at the percentage increases for the different scenarios. With just the roll back from payroll tax, the percentages of the low income people's go up much greater than for the high income - look at the working poor couple, their taxes go up 446%; the high income couple's tax rate goes up only 3.9%

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anytime I see income numbers like that onethatcares Jan 2013 #1

THIS needs to be our priority Demo_Chris Jan 2013 #2

+1 HiPointDem Jan 2013 #3

I was hoping that there was some magic upper class money tree... Walk away Jan 2013 #16

There is, but unless already have it growing out of your ass... JHB Jan 2013 #17

kick Squinch Jan 2013 #5

K&R +1000 dotymed Jan 2013 #6

I need to quit my Job 4Q2u2 Jan 2013 #7

OMFG! BrainDrain Jan 2013 #8

Hey give me that "poor" $230,000/year and DOUBLE the taxes ProfessionalLeftist Jan 2013 #10

another graphic from that same wall street journal article d_r Jan 2013 #12

and in the graphic in the OP d_r Jan 2013 #14

Look how sad and pathetic they look! Ishoutandscream2 Jan 2013 #13

WHy is the retired couple with 180K/yr sad? hootinholler Jan 2013 #15

they're sad for their class HiPointDem Jan 2013 #18