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On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:40:09 -0500,

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The top brackets ought to be paying 49%, and there should be
no
cap
on
earnings subject to social security and medicare taxes.




As long as the top 1% controls 50% of the campaign
contributions
and
100% of the media you won't see that. They may pass that as the
published top rate but there will be enough tax shelters and
loopholes
so they won't actually pay that.
The government has a long rich history of using the tax code to
drive
social policy. If you do politically correct things you get tax
breaks, big ones.




Is why there will never be a flat tax. Taxation is the ultimate
control.





A flat tax is regressive.

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Actually is neither Regressive or Progressive.





You're just wrong. I don't know how to say it politely.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_tax






No, he's not. Regression means that the more you make, the less you
pay -
hardly a flat tax. You have to remember that the theory behind the
flat
tax offers no deductions. It's a simple percentage of your income.



Didn't say regression - said regressive... and punative for those who
make
just a bit.

You earn $100. You get to keep $90. You earn $100,000. You get to
keep
$90,000. Which would you pick?




Dumb example. People who choose to ignore an education and/or are
lazy
don't have the option to choose a $100K income.


Talk about elitist! I thought that was the exclusive realm of the left.



I said "dumb example". You read that, right?


You said "choose to ignore an education and/or are lazy." That sounds
elitist to me.


Elitist? Go visit your local college campus. Are all of those kids
elitists because the applied themselves and stayed out of trouble?


All of the kids in college have applied themselves and stayed out of
trouble? Really? All of them? Wow.

Em, there's no cure for stupid. Not even an education.

DK, VP of Stupid.