tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post5964471646130418709..comments2024-01-14T00:55:57.930-08:00Comments on Born To Lose: Periodic Politics, part 2borntoloserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02922208514367026740noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-27228895834473922962008-10-20T16:36:00.000-07:002008-10-20T16:36:00.000-07:00Does class warfare equal the 83% of people who wou...Does class warfare equal the 83% of people who would get a tax cut versus the 17% who wouldn't?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-13367329958899675232008-10-20T15:38:00.000-07:002008-10-20T15:38:00.000-07:00Right, and now you are unpatriotic if you don't wa...Right, and now you are unpatriotic if you don't want to pay more if you make more. The only "fair" tax is a flat rate. All the complaints by liberals about rich people not paying "their fair share" and not once do you hear them call for eliminating regressive sales taxes or sin taxes which have a huge percentage-of-income impact on "non-rich" people. Obama's "tax the rich", "let's spread the wealth around" Robin Hood rhetoric sounds great in an election year, if you want to stir up class warfare and get votes from ignorant people. No matter how you cut it, a tax increase is contractionary fiscal policy, and a bad idea in a down cycle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-48929520248326917942008-10-20T11:37:00.000-07:002008-10-20T11:37:00.000-07:00Buffet's money is taxed at the capitol gains rate ...Buffet's money is taxed at the capitol gains rate because he only draws a salary of $100,000 I belive (correct me if I'm wrong) so all that other money (capitol gains income) is taxed at just 15%. All his earnings are in stock, which make him a little more of an anomoly when it comes to taxation and peoples perceptions.<BR/><BR/>A humourus surface observation and comment on government spending, the ten guys are paying the bartender (fed) over two grand for ten beers?Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02969352933827171937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-43353424964786377022008-10-19T17:24:00.000-07:002008-10-19T17:24:00.000-07:00Ok, that sounds great, and forgive me if I'm not u...Ok, that sounds great, and forgive me if I'm not understanding it correctly, but is the tenth man really paying that 35%?<BR/><BR/>Warren Buffett recently stated that he paid less percentage of taxes than his secretary: 17.7% on 46.6 million. <BR/><BR/>http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/money/tax/article1996735.ece<BR/><BR/>What gives, loopholes?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-11742342620252563112008-10-19T05:40:00.000-07:002008-10-19T05:40:00.000-07:00america seems to have become un american if you ex...america seems to have become un american if you exersise free speech other than to agree with the administration you are held up to be un american. Guys this country has seriously lost its way when you can no longer crit the powers that beAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-76047526366408024772008-10-18T12:33:00.000-07:002008-10-18T12:33:00.000-07:00Good stuff.Good stuff.JP from Surfy Surfyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10596471039181206541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-43908056502907034072008-10-18T08:36:00.000-07:002008-10-18T08:36:00.000-07:00Thanks for the birthday gift!I happen to be believ...Thanks for the birthday gift!<BR/><BR/>I happen to be believe in capitalism. Real capitalism, not handouts for the wealthy. The way wealthy people are treated like an aristocracy with all kinds of special tax benefits that keeps them elevated from the other 97% or so of us, that’s what’s un-American, dammit!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-2782225737756316142008-10-17T22:05:00.000-07:002008-10-17T22:05:00.000-07:00Ryan, I think what you meant to say was. "Your won...Ryan, I think what you meant to say was. "Your won of thoas scool teesher eel eat ists, ate ya?" <BR/><BR/>Consider it a free lesson.borntoloserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02922208514367026740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6312712281221533133.post-85759556191211805822008-10-17T21:05:00.000-07:002008-10-17T21:05:00.000-07:00yer one of dem skool techer eleetist ain't cha?yer one of dem skool techer eleetist ain't cha?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com