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FarLeftFist

(6,161 posts) Thu Mar 1, 2012, 06:50 PM Mar 2012

Obama VS. Romney tax plan in one chart.

Romney actually RAISES taxes on the bottom 20% while giving everyone else HUGE tax breaks. Wonder how he's planning on paying for this or lowering the deficit for that matter.

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Obama VS. Romney tax plan in one chart. (Original Post) FarLeftFist Mar 2012 OP

Krugman is saying Romney's plan would also increase the debt Taitertots Mar 2012 #1

Gotta make the bottom 50% Angry Dragon Mar 2012 #2

Taitertots

(7,745 posts)

1. Krugman is saying Romney's plan would also increase the debt

Reply to FarLeftFist (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:08 PM

Mar 2012

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/29/four-phonies-update/

Keep in mind that chart shows the debt as a percent of GDP. The roughly 20% increase between Romney and Obama is more than $2,000,000,000,000.

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

2. Gotta make the bottom 50%

Reply to FarLeftFist (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 07:09 PM

Mar 2012

pay their fair share of taxes
and the top is so overburdened since their rate has dropped from a tax rate of 70-90%
don't you know how awful this country was during those times??

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