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Originally Posted by catawba
It is the middle class (in which I fall) that suffered due to the lower taxes for rich for the last eight years so I have already done my part.
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You paid the same rate ? No, you paid a lower rate, so the "rich" have done more of their part than you have.
Actually, under Bush's tax cuts, your effective tax rate fell more than the top rate, so you got the biggest break.
So if you are really interested in doing your part, which you are not, you'd be advocating a tax increase for yourself.
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I don't consider those making more than a quarter of a million dollars to be middle class.
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the kid who just got finished with 12 years of secondary education, foregoing 12 years of income, while incurring massive debt, just got his first $250K payday, and is still showing a large negative net worth. Yet, your envy and greed desires to stick it to him.
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I am very happy that the Bush tax cuts for the rich will be eliminated thereby bringing us closer to an equitable tax system again.
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actually, your rates will go up by a higher percentage when we return to the old rates, and the guy making 250 will go up by less. He will also shed the alternative minimum tax that he was paying in addition to his income tax.
Maybe one day you will figure out that the difference between the real wealth in this country and those making 250.
You wish to punish the little guys. The truley "rich" will not be contributing.
Their lack of w-2 income is what allows folks like Theresa Kerry to pay a much lower effective rate than you or I. That ain't changing.
Your envy, and desire to make someone pay is clouding your judgement.