On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:49:53 -0500, "D.Duck" wrote:

bpuharic wrote:
On Wed, 20 Jan 2010 08:07:16 -0800, "Steve B"
wrote:

"bpuharic" wrote in message
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yep. the american voter will ALWAYS vote to protect the rich.
Nowadays, anyone who works is deemed rich, so, yes, the republicans cater to
the rich.

really? capital gains taxes were about 38% when reagan took office

today after 30 years of the GOP, they're down to 15%

when's the last time the middle class had a 50% tax cut?


Apparently, there are a lot of "rich" people in MASS who voted
Brown in. The Dems, on the other hand, cater to illegal aliens, lazy ne'er
do wells, shiftless welfare cases, lazy *******s, and everyone who wants to
increase their monthly bucket of free cash and cheese from the government
but won't work. I'M ENTITLED! WHERE'S MAHHHHH CHECK?

you're right. let's reserve socialism for the ultra rich. the middle
class deserves nothing but the bill

The capital gains tax applies equally to everyone. The "middle class"
can buy and sell securities just like the "ultra rich".

I'll bet this year the capital gains tax is small because most of the
gains will be used to cover previous years' losses.

Obama could make a lot of folks happy by doing away with the capital
gains tax this year. Probably wouldn't cost the government much, but
he'd make a lot of folks think he was doing something really special.
--
John H

All decisions are the result of binary thinking.