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Distributions of wealth in this country

Envy has nothing to do withit a tax/political system that is totally slanted to the wealthy is. The wealty own our government, citizen united is a great example, and write the laws to their benefit.

We have been there before during the guilded age and the roaring 20's. The pendulum will swing back to the majority of Americans once again.

Damn shame so many working class Americans are so.stupid
So, if the tax policy WERE ACTUALLY slanted to the rich wouldn't their share of taxes paid be less than 90% of the total whereas nearly 45% of all workers pay no state or federal income tax? And let's not forget the SOME low income worker get money they didn't pay in.

If that is the rich controlling the tax system they must be dumb as a box of rocks.
 
So, if the tax policy WERE ACTUALLY slanted to the rich wouldn't their share of taxes paid be less than 90% of the total whereas nearly 45% of all workers pay no state or federal income tax? And let's not forget the SOME low income worker get money they didn't pay in.

If that is the rich controlling the tax system they must be dumb as a box of rocks.

So that is your argument. That only the rich have enough income to pay taxes?

Sounds like the rest of America could use a raise.

But as long as the tax code allows the ones at the top to keep all their income this will never happen.

Average American paying payroll taxes pays at about a 32% tax rate on their adjusted gross income.

But the investor class pays at.a.15% rate. No social security or.medicare tax paid there.

Our tax code needs reform.

Sorry you don't agree but when it happens you will have no recourse but pay
 
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So that is your argument. That only the rich have enough income to pay taxes?
INCOME TAX.
rickc said:
Sounds like the rest of America could use a raise.

But as long as the tax code allows the ones at the top to keep all their income this will never happen.
It doesn't.
rickc said:
Average American paying payroll taxes pays at about a 32% tax rate
Wasn't taking about payroll taxes. Pay attention. You have a problem with people paying for SS and medicare? That's what payroll tax pays for.
rickc said:
But the investor class pays at.a.15% rate. No social security or.medicare tax paid there.
Nor can they claim SS or medicare. However, last I saw about 95% of workers PAY payroll that.
rickc said:
Our tax code needs reform.

Sorry you don't agree but when it happens you will have no recourse but pay
Don't hold your breath.
 
Envying the rich will never help a poor person work his way out of poverty.
Groveling at their feet isn't exactly manly either . Supporting the concept that they should get every new dollar in profit as has happened for the last 40 years is stupid .and is the fastest way to have a capitalistic system implode. But the right wing Zombie puppets do as they are told. So simple question great thinker is giving all the new wealth of the richest country in the world a good idea in your book, don't go anywhere other then facts. This is the fact give me the reason you support it and think it is a good idea,
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Guess what happened in 1981. This will be a hoot.
 
Groveling at their feet isn't exactly manly either . Supporting the concept that they should get every new dollar in profit as has happened for the last 40 years is stupid .and is the fastest way to have a capitalistic system implode. But the right wing Zombie puppets do as they are told. So simple question great thinker is giving all the new wealth of the richest country in the world a good idea in your book, don't go anywhere other then facts. This is the fact give me the reason you support it and think it is a good idea,
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Guess what happened in 1981. This will be a hoot.
I let Marke out of my ignore box for one chance to say something that is worth reading. See if he can address a simple question about the economy without changing the subject to Obama or Clinton. This is your only chance for the rest of the year marke. Bet he fails.
 
You can't give all the new wealth of a country to just a few golden few. Capitalism dies when the incentive of the possibility to get ahead is taken away. Which it has been the case since 1981. I would like the greatest most powerful richest country in the world, to stay capitalistic and a Republic. Not caring about the fact that the golden few get it all and in no way deserve it all is selling out my country.

A lot of what the "golden few" have was earned.... Are you for limiting what a person can earn?
 
So that is your argument. That only the rich have enough income to pay taxes?

Sounds like the rest of America could use a raise.

But as long as the tax code allows the ones at the top to keep all their income this will never happen.

Average American paying payroll taxes pays at about a 32% tax rate on their adjusted gross income.

But the investor class pays at.a.15% rate. No social security or.medicare tax paid there.

Our tax code needs reform.

Sorry you don't agree but when it happens you will have no recourse but pay



So that is your argument. That only the rich have enough income to pay taxes?

(LOL) The rich control government remember?

Sounds like the rest of America could use a raise.

Why on earth would they want that? They would have to start paying a Fed/state Income tax and they would no longer get the Rich's wealth redistributed to them(wink)


The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit: History, Purpose, Goals, and Effectiveness | Economic Policy Institute
 
(LOL) The rich control government remember?



Why on earth would they want that? They would have to start paying a Fed/state Income tax and they would no longer get the Rich's wealth redistributed to them(wink)


The Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit: History, Purpose, Goals, and Effectiveness | Economic Policy Institute

Your perspective is warped.

You focus on that bottom rung of the income ladder. We will always have the poor and as compassionate Americans we should always take care of them.

You conveniently ignore the fact that 90% of Americans have not participated in the income growth enjoyed by that 1% since Reagan and trickle down started. This included what used to be the backbone of our economy. The middle class. The Greed of the 1% is destroying that middle class. You obviously are one of the selfish, greedy rich or you are very stupid.

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Your perspective is warped.

You focus on that bottom rung of the income ladder. We will always have the poor and as compassionate Americans we should always take care of them.

You conveniently ignore the fact that 90% of Americans have not participated in the income growth enjoyed by that 1% since Reagan and trickle down started. This included what used to be the backbone of our economy. The middle class. The Greed of the 1% is destroying that middle class. You obviously are one of the selfish, greedy rich or you are very stupid.

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They are that stupid, if you are so small that you can be controlled to go against your best interest and all morals and values. You are simple a puppet to be aimed by your puppet master.
 
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Have you noticed that Marke disappeared on us.
 
There are two things that the wealthy have in common all over the world , the capital gains rate and no inheritance tax.
 
I let Marke out of my ignore box for one chance to say something that is worth reading. See if he can address a simple question about the economy without changing the subject to Obama or Clinton. This is your only chance for the rest of the year marke. Bet he fails.
Yup he failed , he answered a personal message, saying he had a job instead of putting in the same amount of effort to respond on the thread. This was my simple request"Groveling at their feet isn't exactly manly either . Supporting the concept that they should get every new dollar in profit as has happened for the last 40 years is stupid .and is the fastest way to have a capitalistic system implode. But the right wing Zombie puppets do as they are told. So simple question great thinker is giving all the new wealth of the richest country in the world a good idea in your book, don't go anywhere other then facts. This is the fact give me the reason you support it and think it is a good idea,"
 
I love it when they hide from you.
 
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