The facts support raising revenues from the highest-income households

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Why do we charge achievers and reward failures?

You mean CEOs who make a profit by laying off workers and closing plants while sending jobs overseas and collecting subsidies and tax breaks?

[웃 910]

I'm no mathematician, but I'm pretty sure Mr. Buffet paid more in taxes than his secretary earned all year. How is that even close to being fair?

We are talking about the billionaire paying half in taxes as a percent of income to the broke secretary.

Speaking of fair, what does a millionaire/billionaire pay as a percentage of their income when they buy food? Gasoline? Health insurance? Oil changes? Alcohol purchases? Clothing purchases? Energy costs?

I know people that pay 100% of their net worth throwing $12 on tank number 8...

50% of their net worth when they go buy their kid diapers.

90% of their net worth when they buy a $5 large from Little Caesars.

30% of their net worth when it comes time to pay for an oil change!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

So you're bashing on someone who's paying $45,000,000 ($45 MILLION) in taxes already?

How much do you pay in taxes? How much do you think you'll make in your lifetime/pay in taxes, etc?

It's all about percentages. As for how much or how little each of us paid in taxes, let me remind you that what PERCENTAGE we paid in taxes is important or do you expect someone below the poverty line to pay $45M in taxes? Maybe millionaires should pay the same amount as someone earning $15,000 a year?

We are talking about the billionaire paying half in taxes as a percent of income to the broke secretary.

Speaking of fair, what does a millionaire/billionaire pay as a percentage of their income when they buy food? Gasoline? Health insurance? Oil changes? Alcohol purchases? Clothing purchases? Energy costs?

I know people that pay 100% of their net worth throwing $12 on tank number 8...

50% of their net worth when they go buy their kid diapers.

90% of their net worth when they buy a $5 large from Little Caesars.

30% of their net worth when it comes time to pay for an oil change!

Oops, I see that you made my point. :blush:

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

Oops, I see that you made my point. :blush:

It's easy for a virgin, or a married man to give up sex, but for a pimply kid that finally is getting some, it's not so easy.

Nothing ain't worth nothin, but it's free!

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

It's easy for a virgin, or a married man to give up sex, but for a pimply kid that finally is getting some, it's not so easy.

Nothing ain't worth nothin, but it's free!

You're planning on raising the tax rate on Clearasil?

[Zero Sum 305]

Because he wants to re-establish slavery.

Poor people are already enslaving illegal immigrants.

[Zero Sum 305]

Channeling your inner ascetic on a million dollars a year?

Its a goal. If the will of those that want to keep the rich exempt from having to heave a relatively equal share in society be any sensical, we should aspire to poverty to reap so many benefits and tax breaks the rich are obviously not privy to.

Have a heart. The rich just lost 15% of their wealth in less than a week. 15% of what you have in invested wouldn't buy a happy meal if you are poor, but to the rich, that's the difference between Monte Carlo and the Hamptons next summer.

It bleeds for them. Because that difference will unfortunately mean a few extra job cuts if they employ others just so they can live it down in the MC.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Its a goal. If the will of those that want to keep the rich exempt from having to heave a relatively equal share in society be any sensical, we should aspire to poverty to reap so many benefits and tax breaks the rich are obviously not privy to.

Taking a dump in a cardboard box?

[Zero Sum 305]

Taking a dump in a cardboard box?

Not paying taxes on income is so worth it.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

It's all about percentages. As for how much or how little each of us paid in taxes, let me remind you that what PERCENTAGE we paid in taxes is important or do you expect someone below the poverty line to pay $45M in taxes? Maybe millionaires should pay the same amount as someone earning $15,000 a year?

Oops, I see that you made my point. :blush:

and what point would that be?

Look at your references.

Why are morons breeding when they don't have the funds to do so? If you can't afford diapers, you have NO BUSINESS bringing a child into this world.

[Zero Sum 305]

I also agree with Paul on that one. Although the anger there... hmmm.

(at least the part about making babies)

[fozzie 41]

I also agree with Paul on that one. Although the anger there... hmmm.

(at least the part about making babies)

Yet he probably doesnt believe in birth control or sex ed in high school.

[Obama 2012 1,714]

Yet he probably doesnt believe in birth control or sex ed in high school.

and yet you probably don't believe in not ASSuming anything.

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

Eiminate income tax and implement the FAIR TAX. Job done.

[Usui Takumi 1,562]

Regarding Fair Tax - An Annual Consumption Allowance seems like socialism...