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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:02 PM Original message |
I.R.S. Says Americans' Income Shrank for 2 Consecutive Years |
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mdunionman (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:14 PM Response to Original message |
1. Anti Union Republicans |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. I am pleased that in my working class far RW community there are lots of |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
2. What's the percentage if they exclude CEOs? |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. Capital Gains is a voluntary tax in terms of the rich. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. And corporate profits have never had it better. |
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leesa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:46 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Interesting how closely linked it is to 9-11 |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 11:11 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well, the figures are produced quarterly |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 09:12 AM Response to Reply #4 |
23. TahitiNut, were did you get graph/numbers? |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 09:34 AM Response to Reply #23 |
25. I do these myself based on data published ... |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:16 AM Response to Reply #25 |
29. Thanks for the sources |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:01 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. Thanks for doing the heavy lifting from the econ data - excellent work |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 01:27 PM Response to Reply #33 |
39. Thank you, but the 'heavy lifting' is more ProfessorGAC's territory. |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 03:26 PM Response to Reply #39 |
43. Acct'g firm current deferred tax recommended %'s for FASB reserves |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 03:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
44. Omigawd... someone else that reads FASB? |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 03:57 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Good Grief - I started and ran the Sun Life of Canada US Tax Dept |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 10:49 PM Response to Original message |
7. Must be because they stopped believing in hell. |
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oscar111 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 11:10 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. middle class income? |
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mdunionman (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jul-28-04 11:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
10. Middle class is below 120K for family |
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Wright Patman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:35 AM Response to Reply #10 |
16. It dang sure does |
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Nimrod (999 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:54 AM Response to Reply #10 |
20. Ouch |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 09:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
24. Heard a speech yesterday on TV showing how "average" can mislead |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:01 AM Response to Reply #8 |
26. This data is abundant, but the terms are very ambiguous. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:37 AM Response to Original message |
11. Kick |
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dbt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 07:14 AM Response to Reply #11 |
12. Kick |
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cthrumatrix (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
13. but NOT corp. profits.... awol's tax cut is a sham...and our deficit is a |
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rfkrocks (846 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 07:22 AM Response to Original message |
14. tax cuts for the base |
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UpInArms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:35 AM Response to Original message |
15. the recession that they blame |
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Maeve (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
17. The rich get richer and the rest get shafted |
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truthspeaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:41 AM Response to Original message |
18. yeah, but I got a $37 tax cut so everything's OK! |
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gratuitous (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 09:06 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. You got a tax cut? |
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truthspeaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:14 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. too late, I spent it all on increased prescription copays |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:46 PM Response to Reply #21 |
38. Adjusted for inflation, the income of all Americans fell 9.2 percent from |
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0007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
19. More wealth for corporations and that's what junior is all about. |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Not only more wealth for corporations, but far, far lower taxation. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
22. My income fell two consecutive years in a row |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:38 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. From $147,000 to $48,000 |
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gasperc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:26 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. wow, curious were you GOP and switch to DEM? |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 03:14 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. Lifetime Democrat |
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William Bloode (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 10:30 AM Response to Original message |
30. Don't i know it! |
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nolabels (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 11:07 AM Response to Original message |
32. Thank you WALL MART |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
34. Kick for a great thread |
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truthspeaker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
35. meanwhile pay for CEOs has DOUBLED |
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Rose Siding (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 12:43 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. Their pay hikes doubled |
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TahitiNut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 01:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. But those obscene CEO increases are INCLUDED in the overall decline. |
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Tight_rope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jul-29-04 01:32 PM Response to Original message |
41. Yes...Many of us are broke and we thank Bush for that! |
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