CBO: The rich pay an outsized share of taxes - Washington Times

the hell you say!

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Predictable bait and switch in that article...
It talks about "income", but the tax side of it is not JUST about INCOME tax...
It talks about total tax...

Try comparing apples to apples next time...

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Lets all start a fund for these poor bastards.

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Why? Chances are, they would prefer to make it on their own......

Difference, you see. Doing it because you need to, and whining about it....

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".

You lost me..doing what?

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Paying the taxes that they do.

Have you noticed that most wealthy people have been paying their taxes, and only said something when they've been threated with raising them?

On the flip side, lower income seem to whine more about how much MORE they feel the the wealthy should pay, but not a word about themselves paying more......

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".

No, I don'tsee that at all. What I see it the republicans whining that the creators should be given a tax cut when taxes are lower than they have been in decades.

It is about the fact that demand is down. Giving more tax cuts to the rich when the problem is demand is like thinking you can make a car go faster by adding more gas to the tank.

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What additional tax cuts have they been asking for?

As far as I can see, they have just been asked to be left alone, and not have their taxes raised.

The lower income have been clammoring for the wealthy to have their taxes raised, but I don't hear them say 'Yes, raise them on us too!'

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".

That is right. The taxes on the rich go back to 39% from 35%. This when Romney pays 15% because the rich have huge tax loopholes.

The middle class needs all the breaks we can give them because that is where demand comes from.

So it's the difference between trickle down and build up. What creates a strong middle class builds a strong society. When wages go down, education and other costs rise you have to step in and help the middle get ahead of these situations. You cannot have growth if you don't help these people. You can cut taxes on the rich to zero and without the middle class it won't change a thing.

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You didn't answer the questions, just dug out Romney fluff.

Technically, wages haven't gone done for those continuously employed, it's inflation (can you say quantitative easing, class?) that has devalued the purchasing power of wages.

Why do the lower income people demand that the 'wealthy' pay more, but don't ask for the same for themselves? Dollar for Dollar, the wealthy pay more into the system than they will ever use, and say little about it.

It's so easy to say 'raise taxes!' when it's someone elses' money.....

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"Try and fathom the hypocrisy of a Government that requires every citizen to prove they are insured, but not everyone must prove they are a citizen".