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Old 02-28-2013, 09:04 PM
 
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all sorts of loopholes that the rich can take advantage of.

too numerous to mention them all
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:08 PM
 
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all sorts of loopholes that the rich can take advantage of.

too numerous to mention them all
Can you mention ANY of them? Perhaps a dozen, or is it just "talk".
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:12 PM
 
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Can you mention ANY of them? Perhaps a dozen, or is it just "talk".
So far it's just talk...
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:14 PM
 
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how about the fact that in some cases, top earners pay LESS tax than those way lower down the chain.
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:16 PM
 
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how about the fact that in some cases, top earners pay LESS tax than those way lower down the chain.
They use things such as tax exemptions (generated by SPENDING money on things that are taxed somehow).
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:18 PM
 
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tax exemption = loophole
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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I don't know why but the Right seems to love tax loopholes for corporations and the rich.
And tax breaks for Hollywood
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:21 PM
 
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Ken's loophole number 2:

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Mitt Romney released his tax records during the 2012 presidential campaign. The records showed Romney earned $21.7 million in 2010. Even though the top marginal income tax rate was 35%, Romney only paid an effective tax rate of 13.9%. This severely lowered tax rate was possible because nearly all the money was listed as profits, dividends, or investments.
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:22 PM
 
Location: southern california
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they make a lot of money but if you think u can sustain your life style, 46% of actually work while the rest wait to get fed, if you think u can sustain your no work life style by taxing rich corporations, after you have squeezed archie bunker bone dry, think again.
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Old 02-28-2013, 09:22 PM
 
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tax exemption = loophole
Used by BUSINESSES EVERYWHERE.

Including independent contractors and small businesses like my mom's own business. Without these exemptions, it would've been more difficult to get started.
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