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eric lavine wrote: I know the rich pay roughly 20% of all federal income tax

Youre close.

The top 1% of earners paid 38% of all federal income tax in 2008.

The top 5% of earners paid 59%. In other words, the top 5% paid more than the bottom 95%.

TaxFoundation.org

eric,

Take away all deductions and let's talk flat tax with no way to write off anything. Then apply the answer to the question...

What percentage should the $100K earner pay and what percentage should the $1M earner pay that you would consider fair?

There is no doubt that high wage earners are taking it hardest of all, they pay nearly 50 percent all said and done.

Gang,

Even when you consider the legimate write-offs the The top wage earners have traditionally been paying the most federal income tax.

I believe the majority of us here will benefit using the proposed tax rates led by the Republican controlled house. (Link to article). Thanks to all those who voted to help regain a Republican controlled house, at a minimum at least the Bush era tax rates will continue.    

Randy

fck, if it was up to me I would clip big mouth Ohprah for 75%

What about the guy who sells 'shorter' trees or the guy who sells holes in the ground? Some things are tough to put on an assembly line.

eric lavine wrote: fck, if it was up to me I would clip big mouth Ohprah for 75%

Well, we certainly agree on that one!

How about a system where, if you are a celebrity, the public votes on your tax rate? Now that would be fun!

Using obama's numbers the top 2% to be taxed. Those making under $200.000 individual or $250,000. would not see an increase. Therefore the top 2% are those over $200,000 / $250.000. FUZZZY MATH?

The truth is that nobody who can actually afford it should be getting any tax cuts. Sooner or later the debt collectors will come calling. Then all of us will wish we hadn't been so self-centered. And we'll cry out "Why didn't anybody tell us this was happening?" But we'll only have ourselves to blame. Or maybe, if we are really lucky, we'll all be dead by then and instead of cursing ourselves our kids can do that for us.

what could we fund with an extra 20 billion a month?

eric lavine wrote: in a way are the Bush tax cuts stimulus money? they are extended for 2 more years. I remember last year when the accountant said this is it, dont expect this kind of return next year....bad thing about though is the money went to bills that were already made and the money wasnt spent on things that would kick the economy. it was nice getting current with the money but....I need a 55" for the wall, maybe next year lol

Republicans said extend the Bush tax cuts for everyone, but fking Obama said I will do so if I can extend unemployment for an extra 26 weeeks. Go Figure!! Just creating a lazy country and trying to implament that communist theroy.
I have a beer drinking buddy down the street we get toghter every once in a while, he has been on unemployment for quite a long time.Has a wonderful wife that works as a school teacher. We always wonder if he looking for work, he says,"yea I have several offers but either to far away or not enough pay"!! Whats wrong with this picture. Obama and company!! My therory is, work, if even if it is not what you want, flip burgers, push carts at wal-mart do something, keep your mind going annd when we finally do push him out of office the real job will come back around.

even the billionaires realize they have so much money they dont know what to do with it, so Buffet and Gates are encouraging other billionaires to give at least half away over the span of their lives.

Ski, no unemployment, no beer, on the other side of the coin if his unemployment gets cut will you let him move in with you?

As Dave stated there, I know there are people that have had some job offers but refuse too because of the unemployment. If unemployment benefits get cut people are more likely too man up, get off there butts and work. I worked for a great company for 4 years and was laidoff in Febuary. I enjoyed the time off but it is not for me. Me too, got lazy and turned down some offers thinking I was better than that and a better job is around the corner. But people do not realize, Obama is a full fledge left winger, that wants to shatter and destroy America and it's background to implament his socialist justice way. Become complety dependent on the goverment. Anyways, after a while, finally took a job working with Kroger Signature grocery stores in customer service department and took a 40% pay cut. I am thankful to be working, I hate paydays it is not what it is used too, but I will survive and was just recently promoted to supervisor. In addtion, I want people to be able to survive through these hard times, but sometimes people are just starting to become way to dependent on govemerment care(Obama's agenda) and milking the system when others are being taxed higher now and could work for lesser money.

eric lavine wrote: there aint enough jobs to go around.....i bet if we cut the bene's we would definitely see the crime rate go up

So Eric, how long should we pay unemployment bennifits? Unemployment by its nature is meant to be temporary,It seems to me that after 2 years we are beyond temporary and providing welfair so lets put them on that program, then maybe pride would kick in and they would take any job and start over. As an employer you must realize your unemployment payments have gone up about 2000 percent, I know my employers went from .04% to over 8%. I have heard employers saying why would I hire someone knowing I have to pay an additional 8% in unemployment payments. coddleing everyone that is unemployeed is costing us a fortune and hurting the chances of reducing unemployment.

you pubby's never mention the Iraq/a-stan thing costing us 20 billion a month and 7 some thousand lives

here is my question, pay for a war or pay for the unemployed?