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Old 01-20-2008, 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by gmb92 View Post
Once the discussion morphs into a generic argument about who pays taxes, such as:



then the discussion has already been shifted. In addition, federal income taxes are not mutually exclusive to other taxes. For instance, payroll tax surpluses are borrowed from the general fund and used to justify income tax cuts. It might make some sense to give a rebate on payroll taxes. Also, many state taxes are deductible at the federal level, affecting income tax collections.

Nowhere did I shift to payroll taxes or state taxes. YOU did. That's what this TAX rebate is about. If you want it to be a tax rebate to all who pay payroll taxes....then you should write or call your Congressman and ask him/her to make that proposal.
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