Text 2535, 43 rader
Skriven 2006-09-06 16:49:49 av John Massey (1:123/789.0)
   Kommentar till text 2527 av BOB KLAHN (1:123/140)
Ärende: WHO PAYS WHAT
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"BOB KLAHN -> JOHN MASSEY" <1:123/140> wrote in message
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 JM>> THE LATEST ON WHO PAYS WHAT

 JM>> Well, it's time to put a stop to the whining about income
 JM>> inequality and those big huge tax breaks the evil rich have
 JM>> received from George Bush.  The Treasury Department is
 JM>> about to release the numbers for 2004, and as usual the
 JM>> highest achievers are taking it on the chin.

 BK>   ...

 BK>   Where did this come from? Where did you get numbers "just about
 BK>   to be released".

 BK>    In any event, it's all fraud, since it *ONLY* considers federal
 BK>    income taxes as to who pays what, and says nothing about
 BK>    dividend and capital gains taxes increasing because dividends
 BK>    and capital gains are increasing.

Yes it did bob YOU just didn't read it all.
Here is what it said

OK ... that's income taxes.  But what about capital gains taxes and taxes on
dividends?  Bush cut those taxes too, didn't he?  That's where the rich are
making out like bandits, right?  Well ... glad you asked.  Since Bush's tax
cuts the Imperial Federal Government has seen an increase of 79% in capital
gains taxes, and 35% for taxes on dividends.

Just remember these figures the next time you see some Democrat whining
about income inequality and the need to redistribute income.  It looks like
we're doing quite a bit of redistribution as it is.


 BK>   So, until your source gives all taxes paid by all levels, and
 BK>   the percentages by income, it's all spin and bull.

Sure thing Bob.

I hope it makes you head spin off.

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