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sorry but $100K is not a lot of income these days, especially in places like CA and NY, so a 20% tax increase or a loss of $8K/year would be DEVESTATING! so, yo

sorry but $100K is not a lot of income these days, especially in places like CA and NY, so a 20% tax increase or a loss of $8K/year would be DEVESTATING! so, you just want to f' over all these perceived "wealthy" people (who are actually pretty f'ing middle class in CA or NY) for what? to let slackers play video games all day? F THAT!

Dylan16807 9y ago
It was just an example, using intentionally simple math. You could adjust it to take cost of living into account. You could adjust it to be slightly over 20% but let the first $200k be tax-free.
tom_mellior 9y ago
> sorry but $100K is not a lot of income these days Did you click the link in the post you're answering to? Among many other interesting things, it says: "Of those individuals with income who were older than 15 years of age, approximately 50% had incomes below $30,000 while the top 10% had incomes exceeding $95,000 a year in 2015." The source it gives is this, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf You're right that there is regional variation, some of which you can explore at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties_by_per_capita_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties.... By no measure are you "pretty f'ing middle class" in CA or NY if you earn $100K a year.
- heynonynony 9y ago
  bullshit. do you live in CA? do you have any f'ing idea how expensive it is to live in CA? $100K/yr does not get you very far.
  - tom_mellior 9y ago
    So are you saying that there are no bus drivers and cleaning people in California, or are you saying that bus drivers and cleaning people in California make $100k per year? (As for your request for proof by claimed authority, I used to live in the Bay Area. It's been about ten years since I left. I was doing fine on $60k back then. Maybe prices have doubled in the meantime.)

Dylan16807 9y ago

It was just an example, using intentionally simple math. You could adjust it to take cost of living into account. You could adjust it to be slightly over 20% but let the first $200k be tax-free.

tom_mellior 9y ago

> sorry but $100K is not a lot of income these days Did you click the link in the post you're answering to? Among many other interesting things, it says: "Of those individuals with income who were older than 15 years of age, approximately 50% had incomes below $30,000 while the top 10% had incomes exceeding $95,000 a year in 2015." The source it gives is this, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf https://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/wkyeng.pdf You're right that there is regional variation, some of which you can explore at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_by_income and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties_by_per_capita_income https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties.... By no measure are you "pretty f'ing middle class" in CA or NY if you earn $100K a year.

heynonynony 9y ago
bullshit. do you live in CA? do you have any f'ing idea how expensive it is to live in CA? $100K/yr does not get you very far.
- tom_mellior 9y ago
  So are you saying that there are no bus drivers and cleaning people in California, or are you saying that bus drivers and cleaning people in California make $100k per year? (As for your request for proof by claimed authority, I used to live in the Bay Area. It's been about ten years since I left. I was doing fine on $60k back then. Maybe prices have doubled in the meantime.)