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letterwriter (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:32 PM Original message |
Why not let all the tax cuts expire? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:35 PM Response to Original message |
1. You mean, why don't we raise everyone's taxes? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
39. Bullshit. Having an extra $400/year or so is meaningless in terms of a yearly budget |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:20 PM Response to Reply #1 |
41. Delete. |
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TheWraith (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
2. "Not much of a tax cut" is still important to a lot of people. |
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NaturalHigh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:38 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm okay with letting tax cuts expire. |
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Rosa Luxemburg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. what about the very very rich? |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
5. "that much of a tax cut" |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:45 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Those who earn the least |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:56 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. Do you know how much that would be? |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:16 AM Response to Reply #11 |
30. You're right... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:30 PM Response to Reply #30 |
35. You'd love the conversations I have had with Norwegians... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. If it just weren't so cooooolllllddddd... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:21 PM Response to Reply #11 |
42. Except that their total tax liability is only $400 to begin with-- |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
40. Which they won't get from income tax cuts, seeing as how they aren't paying any n/t |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
6. That's much more rational than a $700 billion |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:43 PM Response to Original message |
7. It would hurt the middle class |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. The center of the middle class |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. What income range do you consider "center" of the middle class? eom |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #12 |
17. Any answer that doesn't account for difference in cost of living, housing affordability, etc.... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:22 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. This is the correct answer, imho... |
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ProudDad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:18 AM Response to Reply #12 |
31. $54,000 is the USAmerican Median Income... |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:25 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. Let's say you make $54k a year... |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:28 PM Response to Reply #31 |
44. For a family of 4, that would be a taxable income of $28K |
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Johonny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 07:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
18. exactly, why hurt the classes that have been hurt by the Bush economy |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
28. The Reagan economy hammered me, and so have both Bush economies |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 09:30 PM Response to Reply #7 |
23. Damn. . . How much money do you make? 200 dollars more a month! |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:21 AM Response to Reply #23 |
27. More than you do, I presume, but not enough to make me wealthy where I live. |
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JuniperLea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 01:35 PM Response to Reply #27 |
36. I'm exactly where you are... |
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murray hill farm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:50 PM Response to Original message |
10. and the reason to do this.... |
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Kaleva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. I'd support such a move. rec'd |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
14. So if Obama lied about no middle class tax hikes that lie is ok? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
15. I can pay an extra 3000 in a pinch - can you? |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 06:21 PM Response to Original message |
16. Below are the real details if you want accurate info |
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letterwriter (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
19. The Deficit is important |
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TexasObserver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 08:55 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. It wasn't important during the Reagan, Bush I and Bush II 20 years?! |
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tblue37 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 12:52 AM Response to Reply #19 |
29. Cut Defense spending and end foreign military adventures, including |
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handmade34 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 08:56 PM Response to Original message |
21. let all the tax cuts expire |
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Motown_Johnny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. bottom bracket goes from 10% to 15% |
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B Calm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 09:34 PM Response to Original message |
24. Whenever taxes go up, employers gives us better raises. Thats a fact! |
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Owl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
25. I agree, let them all expire. |
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dkf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Dec-02-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
26. Because we live in lala land and think we can grow the debt forever. |
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letterwriter (100 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:19 AM Response to Reply #26 |
32. Sacrifice? |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:48 PM Response to Reply #32 |
46. No, that isn't the choice. The choice is WHO |
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Laelth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. I agree with the OP about taxes. That's the fiscally-sound thing to do. |
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roamer65 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
43. The tax abatement should be allowed to expire on schedule...Dec 31, 2010. |
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eridani (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Dec-03-10 11:40 PM Response to Original message |
45. My tax liability last year was $335. Ending the tax break would add-- |
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