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The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com
 
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The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com

I'm confused. Does Romney's class enable him to pay a lower rate than people in lower classes?
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

Not true. If he earns a salary (which he does), he pays FICA just like everyone else. If his state requires he chip in on unemployment, he does that, too. (In Illinois, employees don't pay into that fund. Employer pays it all.) Disability? You only pay disability insurance premiums if you choose to.

Then you go on to gripe about how much sales tax he pays. More than you, I'll bet....since he spends a whole lot more. Property tax? He probably pays a fortune in property taxes, depending upon the cost of his home. Etc. "So in effect, they don't really pay those either." Logic fail.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com

Why do you think Warren Buffett (the left's hero) pays a lesser percentage than his secretary? He pays himself only $100K in annual salary and takes the rest as dividends...or perhaps stock options. Hypocrite, that one.

As to Romney? When he "revealed he pays about 15% in taxes," he was talking about his effective tax rate; not his tax bracket. Compare that to yours. Yours is probably closer to 5%. Take the total amount of income tax you paid last year (don't count Social Security) and divide that number by your Adjusted Gross Income. (If you even paid any income tax last year....since 47% of "taxpayers" paid none at all.
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com

Yeap ,weeze gots to get them thar rich greedy bastards.How day they not pay all they income in taxes so we can has our welfares,foodstamsp,section 8s. My ten kids I am raisins all by myselfs needs they cheetos,hot pockets and barbecue pork rinds.
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com


More Class warfare....YAWN!


j-mac
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com

My BS detector just redlined. and like most lefties you ignore the real issue-actual dollars paid in taxes vs benefits received for those dollars.
 
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More Class warfare....YAWN!

They only call it class warfare when we fight back.
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

They only call it class warfare when we fight back.

LOL ranting on a message board is really terrifying to the top one percent
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

LOL ranting on a message board is really terrifying to the top one percent

Didn't say that.
 
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didn't need to-it was obvious

Nope. It's called a metaphor. He said "class warfare" so I stayed within the metaphor to respond. See how that works?
 
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Nope. It's called a metaphor. He said "class warfare" so I stayed within the metaphor to respond. See how that works?

wow that is brilliant:mrgreen:
 
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The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%.

actually, as of 2009, it was 11.06%. And that's just for those with a "positive liability". I think you have confused "effective" with "nominal".

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%

precisely. because they are not stupid - instead they are dynamic creatures that respond to incentives. When you increase marginal rates, you accordingly increase incentives to alter compensation in such a manner as to decrease exposure. Even the President takes advantage of the tax credits and deductions that are available to him, even as he derides others for doing so.

However, all of Romney's income was taxed before he got it, often at the nominal 35%; so I'm not terribly worried that he's not paying his fair share of supporting the government.
 
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They only call it class warfare when we fight back.
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what a particularly stupid slogan. How, precisely, does investing in American businesses constitute attacking the middle class?
 
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Not true. If he earns a salary (which he does), he pays FICA just like everyone else. If his state requires he chip in on unemployment, he does that, too. (In Illinois, employees don't pay into that fund. Employer pays it all.) Disability? You only pay disability insurance premiums if you choose to.

Then you go on to gripe about how much sales tax he pays. More than you, I'll bet....since he spends a whole lot more. Property tax? He probably pays a fortune in property taxes, depending upon the cost of his home. Etc. "So in effect, they don't really pay those either." Logic fail.

His salary, sales taxes he pays, property taxes he pays, etc, are all almost certainly close to 0% of his income, so I don't get how you think any of those count. Anyways, he is the one saying he pays 15% total. No me, him.

Why do you think Warren Buffett (the left's hero) pays a lesser percentage than his secretary? He pays himself only $100K in annual salary and takes the rest as dividends...or perhaps stock options. Hypocrite, that one.

That's right- Buffett, like most super rich people, pays a lower tax rate than his own secretary. That's how taxes are set up in this country.

As to Romney? When he "revealed he pays about 15% in taxes," he was talking about his effective tax rate; not his tax bracket. Compare that to yours. Yours is probably closer to 5%. Take the total amount of income tax you paid last year (don't count Social Security) and divide that number by your Adjusted Gross Income. (If you even paid any income tax last year....since 47% of "taxpayers" paid none at all.

No, again, the median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. You might be missing that federal income taxes are less than half of all taxes.
 
Re: Romney's tax rate is only half as high as the middle class pays

The median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. That's how much the typical American pays between state and federal taxes. Megamillionaire robber baron Mitt Romney, however, only pays 15%.

That is not uncommon at all for the superrich. They do not pay many of the taxes middle class people pay at all- no FICA, no unemployment, no disability, etc. And many of the taxes that apply to a large portion of middle class's income- sales, property, vehicle, etc- apply to only a very tiny percentage of the income of someone as wealthy as Romney, so in effect, they don't really pay those either.

But, you might think, we have a progressive income tax system. Certainly the super rich get hit up on that one. But, nope, they don't. The progressive income tax system really only affects up to upper middle class people. People in really high paying jobs pay 35%, in addition to the other taxes listed above. But once you break past that into the super rich, they don't get paid in wages, they get paid with equity, and equity is only taxed at a measley 15%. So, in addition to being excused from most types of taxes, they get a 20% reduction in their tax break because they don't have to work to make their income.

Romney reveals he pays about 15% in taxes - CNN.com

So your beef really should be in that capital income is treated differently than non capital income.
Think I will see if I can find how much Pelosi's income is from capital.
 
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Yeap ,weeze gots to get them thar rich greedy bastards.How day they not pay all they income in taxes so we can has our welfares,foodstamsp,section 8s. My ten kids I am raisins all by myselfs needs they cheetos,hot pockets and barbecue pork rinds.

You're on a thread about him paying much lower taxes than working people... Is that your impersonation of a person who works? Or what?
 
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what a particularly stupid slogan. How, precisely, does investing in American businesses constitute attacking the middle class?

doing well, working hard and making money appears to be seen as an attack on the unproductive by those who hate the industrious
 
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House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's wealth grows 62% to $35.2M, Boehner, Reid's worth increases too - New York Daily News
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's net worth skyrocketed 62% last year, to a jaw-dropping $35.2 million, according to financial disclosure forms released Wednesday.

Pelosi's drastic growth, from an initial $21.7 million in 2009, is attributed to recent stock gains and smart investments. Her husband reported raking in $1 million to $5 million last year from a sale of Apple stocks.

Well lets see here. the growth was from the sale of stocks. Wait, thats capital, and she paid what percent of that in federal income tax, gee the same as Romney 15%,

That is what I love about some news stories and not looking at both sides of the political spectrum. At least this one I linked mentioned some Repubs besides Pelosi.
 
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You're on a thread about him paying much lower taxes than working people... Is that your impersonation of a person who works? Or what?

stop the lying

Romney pays more tax dollars than "working people" and I suspect Romney worked far harder and far smarter than most of the people you call "working people"

and yes, Romney's effective tax rate during his life is much higher than most "working peoples'"
 
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You're on a thread about him paying much lower taxes than working people... Is that your impersonation of a person who works? Or what?

The impression is one who has invested and now is reaping the benifits. If you don't like the capital income tax laws, get your rep to help change the tax code.

In all fairness, Pelosi and her wealth growth is also legal.

Does she give the impression of the type of person that works? I'll help you out, she is rich, her husband is rich. They use the same tax code and take advantage of the tax code like anyone else in their income bracket. So you see it does no good to do partisan rock throwing. The other side is just as guilty.
 
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The impression is one who has invested and no is reaping the benifits. If you don't like the capital income tax laws, get your rep to help change the tax code.

In all fairness, Pelosi and her wealth growth is also legal. Does she give the impression of the type of person that works?

Pelosi inherited and married into wealth, she has done nothing really to earn it but since she's a big lefty she won't get criticized by the whiners who attack Romney who actually created wealth
 
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No, again, the median effective tax rate in the US is 27%. You might be missing that federal income taxes are less than half of all taxes.

if thats how you want to do it, then you have given a false apples-to-oranges comparison by adding in state, local, and other federal taxes to your claimed median, but only counting Federal Income for Romney.
 
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Pelosi inherited and married into wealth, she has done nothing really to earn it but since she's a big lefty she won't get criticized by the whiners who attack Romney who actually created wealth

I agree. I think I showed that even the rich Dems play the capital income game when it comes to taxes. Its not wrong, its just the way it currently is. To point out one person (Romney) is just plain wrong, when others (both parties) are doing the same thing.
 
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if thats how you want to do it, then you have given a false apples-to-oranges comparison by adding in state, local, and other federal taxes to your claimed median, but only counting Federal Income for Romney.

dishonesty is generally the SOP when it comes from the left on taxes.
 
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