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liberalmike27

(2,479 posts)
2. Been saying for years now
Wed Mar 14, 2012, 06:17 PM
Mar 2012

That it's insane that the top bracket stops at 380,000, when we've got people making millions a year.

One of Reagan's most sinister feats was making the top bracket 28,000 a year, so way, way more people paid whatever the top rate was.

This is a great chart, and it just shows what a free ride they are getting now, and why they've got money to control everything, the media, both parties, just about everything.

Besides, not only do they tend to only argue about the federal income tax, and never discuss all of the rest of them, and how they affect each level of earning. But instead of arguing about how much one pays in taxes, the argument should center around HOW MUCH IS LEFT AFTER YOU PAY TAXES!!!! There is your gauge of fairness!

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