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hunter

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5. They get most of the perks of this society...
Thu Aug 27, 2015, 03:48 PM
Aug 2015

... they should pay most of the bills.

Anyone making a minimum living wage or less probably shouldn't be paying any taxes.

Since the military is keeping other countries from taking their wealth away from them Stargazer99 Aug 2015 #1
Well, the upkeep Newest Reality Aug 2015 #2
The tax rate in the '50 on income over $5 mil was 92% after many brackets below that level. flamin lib Aug 2015 #3
You want to go to the 1950s size of government? former9thward Aug 2015 #21
Adjust that for inflation. flamin lib Aug 2015 #27
The White House says they did adjust it. former9thward Aug 2015 #28
Hmmm, appears you're right. I wonder what it looks like when compared to GDP. I'll have a look and flamin lib Aug 2015 #30
No, please try to get your facts right. Nye Bevan Aug 2015 #29
welcome back, ghg Doctor_J Aug 2015 #4
Thanks Doc! grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #7
They get most of the perks of this society... hunter Aug 2015 #5
I am strongly for bringing back the marginal rates of the Ike Age, hifiguy Aug 2015 #6
Do you like the size of federal government in the Ike Age? former9thward Aug 2015 #22
What does that have to do with the price of eggs? hifiguy Aug 2015 #23
Almost no one paid those rates. former9thward Aug 2015 #26
What will we see? What will you fight for? grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #34
I am a realist. former9thward Aug 2015 #51
I actually think that they already do. could be wrong. nt clarice Aug 2015 #8
"Now own more wealth than bottom 90%" does not equal "own 90% of the wealth" taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #9
Why tax income instead of wealth? Seems arbitrary to me. In fact, it seems regressive. grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #35
Which countries tax wealth instead of income? TexasMommaWithAHat Aug 2015 #42
Yea .. that'll help Lurker Deluxe Aug 2015 #49
How bout taxing wealth over 1 billion? Just to help pay for the wars grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #50
So ... Lurker Deluxe Aug 2015 #52
In that case, why not eliminate worker income tax and only tax corps? grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #54
Here is the funny thing. I had that conversation once with a Republican and it was great... stevenleser Aug 2015 #10
We do Munificence Aug 2015 #13
If you read what I wrote, I said income. So no, there was nothing for him to tear me apart on. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #15
The top 2.5% of tax filers payed 50% of all income taxes hack89 Aug 2015 #11
Not enough. Not if the top 1% earned 90% of the income. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #14
So how much is enough? nt hack89 Aug 2015 #16
At the very least, a flat ratio which we don't get now primarily because stevenleser Aug 2015 #17
Completely wrong. see my post below. taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #19
Not completely wrong. I'll respond when I get back to a computer. nt stevenleser Aug 2015 #20
Yet the reichwingers always talk about the "dignity of work" hifiguy Aug 2015 #24
The top 1% earn 22% of income taught_me_patience Aug 2015 #18
They didn't. The top 1% have wealth that exceeds the bottom 90% Recursion Aug 2015 #32
Seems to me that wealth is exactly what we should be taxing. Taxing wealth would encourage spending. grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #36
So we punish those that save hack89 Aug 2015 #41
Taxes are a mutual investment. If you see them as "punishment" or "theft" RadiationTherapy Aug 2015 #43
I willingly pay a lot of taxes hack89 Aug 2015 #44
I suppose. You used the word "punish" which I found to be anti-tax in general. RadiationTherapy Aug 2015 #45
I am not rich if that is what you are implying hack89 Aug 2015 #46
My congratulations aren't implying anything except a bit of childish envy on my part. RadiationTherapy Aug 2015 #47
Ok. Good luck in return. nt hack89 Aug 2015 #48
Several Fortune 500 Corps pay no taxes at all. lpbk2713 Aug 2015 #12
Changing the subject of personal income taxes to corporate income taxes NT 1939 Aug 2015 #25
Corporations are people, my freind. grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #37
Taxing wealth rather than income is difficult Recursion Aug 2015 #31
The top quintile pays 70% of personal income taxes and receives 50% of personal income Recursion Aug 2015 #33
But does that include capital gains income? grahamhgreen Aug 2015 #38
Yes, both in the income and the tax categories Recursion Aug 2015 #39
That would work for two or three days... ileus Aug 2015 #40
i do not think the govt should ever tax more than 50% while the taxpayer is alive questionseverything Aug 2015 #53
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