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==half the country views wealth as a sin.== But I thought they were all atheists, which is it? ==absurd new tax schemes.== As opposed to the old scheme of cu

• isoskeles 8y ago
  > But I thought they were all atheists, which is it? Don't be ridiculous, you understand what I wrote. > trickle down etc They still pay more than you or I, by rate and nominally, unless most of their income is in long-term capital gains. And this isn't what people target when they talk about a "90%" (or whatever number) income tax rate on the wealthiest. I would prefer we dismantle our massive war-spending problem before we even start touching taxes. It's such a stupid debate, and I refuse to engage in it beyond that point.
  • moorhosj 8y ago
    ==Don't be ridiculous, you understand what I wrote.== What you wrote was hyperbole based completely on political bias. I responded in-kind. ==And this isn't what people target when they talk about a "90%" (or whatever number) income tax rate on the wealthiest.== Yet, the one example you provided (Sen. Wyden) does exactly this.