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In Reply to: RE: "The top 1 percent of taxpayers paid a 26.8 percent average individual income tax rate," posted by Ivan303 on April 30, 2020 at 08:43:16:
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Follow Ups Full ThreadTopic - Would elites be hated less if they paid more taxes? - Jay Buridan 20:07:38 04/29/20 (111)
- RE: Would elites be hated less if they paid more taxes? - Mr_Steady 10:23:54 04/30/20 (13)
- Pol Pot murdered anyone who wore glasses - Jay Buridan 18:05:05 04/30/20 (3)
- RE: Pol Pot murdered anyone who wore glasses - Mr_Steady 05:43:36 05/1/20 (0)
- And yet... - Ivan303 18:56:29 04/30/20 (1)
- He may be president some day - Jay Buridan 21:06:48 04/30/20 (0)
- Well, Mr. Steady...you and I finally agree on something. - ghost of olddude55 11:41:01 04/30/20 (8)
- RE: Well, Mr. Steady...you and I finally agree on something. - Mr_Steady 12:25:54 04/30/20 (7)
- I don't see the difference. - ghost of olddude55 13:52:53 04/30/20 (6)
- RE: I don't see the difference. - Mr_Steady 14:14:00 04/30/20 (5)
- You have to look at who ultimately benefits. - ghost of olddude55 14:50:25 04/30/20 (4)
- "The only time our ruling class ever stoops to doing something for ordinary people ... - musetap 20:37:48 04/30/20 (3)
- What surprises me... - ghost of olddude55 05:28:12 05/1/20 (2)
- He's a good filler until the elites can find... - musetap 09:12:57 05/1/20 (1)
- He's a tool. - ghost of olddude55 09:51:30 05/1/20 (0)
- and the revenue should be used to educate and reskill hoi poloi, many of whom have zero skill other than to as - emailtim 09:15:01 04/30/20 (0)
- Why do right-wing conspiracy theory spreaders hate Bill Gates? - Ivan303 08:38:17 04/30/20 (3)
- RE: Why do right-wing conspiracy theory spreaders hate Bill Gates? - b.l.zeebub 09:41:48 04/30/20 (2)
- Damn!... - musetap 10:03:15 04/30/20 (1)
- RE: Damn!... - b.l.zeebub 10:12:03 04/30/20 (0)
- Doubt it - E-Stat 07:58:32 04/30/20 (22)
- RE: "The top 1 percent of taxpayers paid a 26.8 percent average individual income tax rate," - Ivan303 08:43:16 04/30/20 (21)
- 70% And they were still rich!!! nt - dancingseamonkey 04/30/2009:25:20 04/30/20 (4)
- I'm just suggesting taxing the rich... - Ivan303 09:30:28 04/30/20 (3)
- It's irrational for hoi poloi to support a regressive tax structure - Jay Buridan 18:30:53 05/1/20 (0)
- RE: I'm just suggesting taxing the rich... - b.l.zeebub 10:02:41 04/30/20 (1)
- +1 - Jay Buridan 21:10:33 04/30/20 (0)
- Ok - E-Stat 09:09:39 04/30/20 (15)
- Yes, lets all feel sorry for the horrendous tax burden on the wealthy and super rich. - Rick W 10:17:18 04/30/20 (10)
- Who posted that? - E-Stat 10:32:28 04/30/20 (9)
- My error. Buffett was referring to tax *rates*. - Rick W 11:16:35 04/30/20 (8)
- They aren't as astute, but they are clever in their mendacity - PabloP 17:01:58 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: My error. Buffett was referring to tax *rates*. - E-Stat 11:24:22 04/30/20 (6)
- Note his last sentence. nt - Rick W 12:51:45 04/30/20 (5)
- He expects continued business growth and profitability! - E-Stat 13:00:09 04/30/20 (4)
- Seems to me that what he was implying with the last sentence was that...... - Rick W 13:49:18 04/30/20 (3)
- RE: Seems to me that what he was implying with the last sentence was that...... - E-Stat 13:58:56 04/30/20 (2)
- Hmm, you didn't answer. - Rick W 14:29:28 04/30/20 (1)
- RE: Hmm, you didn't answer. - E-Stat 14:44:20 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: Ok - b.l.zeebub 10:06:27 04/30/20 (1)
- But they don't - E-Stat 10:23:03 04/30/20 (0)
- I'm with Reagan... - Ivan303 09:29:09 04/30/20 (1)
- Ok - E-Stat 09:30:24 04/30/20 (0)
- You can kill all the elite and it won't change a thing... - Rod M 07:51:13 04/30/20 (2)
- Rod - you're neglecting to account for one thing - Chris from Lafayette 16:02:19 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: You can kill all the elite and it won't change a thing... - E-Stat 11:57:33 04/30/20 (0)
- Partly, yes. - free.ranger 07:49:51 04/30/20 (1)
- RE: Partly, yes. - double28 08:44:26 04/30/20 (0)
- The real problem is inequality of opportunity and lack of upward mobility - Dave_K 07:42:36 04/30/20 (2)
- We have worse economic mobility than Ecuador. - ghost of olddude55 07:46:13 04/30/20 (1)
- Worse than Uruguay, too - Jay Buridan 18:07:17 04/30/20 (0)
- YES - jedrider 06:41:26 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: Would elites be hated less if they paid more taxes? - b.l.zeebub 05:01:54 04/30/20 (0)
- It's more than just taxes. - ghost of olddude55 04:08:22 04/30/20 (53)
- I wish that one--just one--of these billionaires... - dark_dave56 04:57:39 04/30/20 (52)
- If Bezos did close up shop and go home - Dave_K 08:10:36 04/30/20 (3)
- RE: If Bezos did close up shop and go home - b.l.zeebub 08:15:16 04/30/20 (2)
- I used Amazon a fair amount in their first 10 years - Dave_K 08:49:53 04/30/20 (1)
- RE: I used Amazon a fair amount in their first 10 years - b.l.zeebub 08:57:25 04/30/20 (0)
- Organized labor is essential. - ghost of olddude55 05:07:21 04/30/20 (2)
- Perhaps to some... - E-Stat 09:37:41 04/30/20 (1)
- +1 on that... - dark_dave56 03:25:58 05/1/20 (0)
- RE: I wish that one--just one--of these billionaires... - b.l.zeebub 05:06:16 04/30/20 (44)
- No--actually, they didn't... - dark_dave56 05:12:41 04/30/20 (42)
- RE: No--actually, they didn't... - b.l.zeebub 05:53:01 04/30/20 (41)
- In Europe, where unions still have some clout.... - ghost of olddude55 05:59:22 04/30/20 (40)
- RE: In Europe, where unions still have some clout.... - b.l.zeebub 06:30:27 04/30/20 (39)
- In Europe... - dark_dave56 06:49:10 04/30/20 (8)
- Ridiculous. - ghost of olddude55 07:22:41 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: In Europe... - b.l.zeebub 07:10:31 04/30/20 (6)
- Let's just put it this way... - dark_dave56 08:31:26 04/30/20 (2)
- RE: Let's just put it this way... - MWE 08:42:32 04/30/20 (1)
- Nothing is perfect. - ghost of olddude55 08:49:58 04/30/20 (0)
- The huge difference between Europe and the US is health care. - ghost of olddude55 07:25:01 04/30/20 (2)
- Supported by additional taxes - E-Stat 11:01:31 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: The huge difference between Europe and the US is health care. - b.l.zeebub 08:04:58 04/30/20 (0)
- The UAW once struck GM... - ghost of olddude55 06:37:37 04/30/20 (29)
- RE: The UAW once struck GM... - b.l.zeebub 06:50:59 04/30/20 (28)
- And yet - E-Stat 09:49:09 04/30/20 (27)
- RE: And yet - b.l.zeebub 10:31:36 04/30/20 (18)
- RE: And yet - E-Stat 10:45:00 04/30/20 (15)
- RE: And yet - b.l.zeebub 12:08:44 04/30/20 (14)
- RE: And yet - E-Stat 12:35:58 04/30/20 (13)
- RE: And yet - b.l.zeebub 14:08:05 04/30/20 (12)
- RE: And yet - E-Stat 14:30:04 04/30/20 (11)
- RE: And yet - b.l.zeebub 02:28:47 05/1/20 (10)
- By that measure - E-Stat 05:36:44 05/1/20 (9)
- RE: By that measure - b.l.zeebub 08:36:25 05/1/20 (8)
- RE: By that measure - E-Stat 09:11:17 05/1/20 (7)
- RE: By that measure - b.l.zeebub 12:21:52 05/1/20 (6)
- RE: By that measure - E-Stat 12:53:52 05/1/20 (5)
- RE: By that measure - b.l.zeebub 15:43:51 05/1/20 (2)
- RE: By that measure - E-Stat 16:29:04 05/1/20 (1)
- RE: By that measure - b.l.zeebub 01:30:09 05/2/20 (0)
- Bell Peppers - Inmate51 13:18:12 05/1/20 (1)
- To each his own! - E-Stat 13:21:40 05/1/20 (0)
- Germany is sounding more civilized all the time...N/T - musetap 10:37:45 04/30/20 (1)
- Much more pro-family than the US. nt - ghost of olddude55 10:56:42 04/30/20 (0)
- The point there being... - musetap 10:08:04 04/30/20 (7)
- Ok - E-Stat 10:14:12 04/30/20 (6)
- Based on that are they the only ones sans unions?... - musetap 10:33:09 04/30/20 (5)
- Ironically... - E-Stat 10:48:24 04/30/20 (4)
- Unions is unions, private or public sector ... - musetap 11:09:49 04/30/20 (3)
- Therefore - E-Stat 11:20:48 04/30/20 (2)
- That would seem to the indication... - musetap 11:32:09 04/30/20 (1)
- Not at all and yet - E-Stat 11:34:17 04/30/20 (0)
- But, but, American is exceptional... - ghost of olddude55 05:08:20 04/30/20 (0)
- No... - dark_dave56 02:30:41 04/30/20 (0)
- RE: Would elites be hated less if they paid more taxes? - pictureguy 23:40:30 04/29/20 (1)
- RE: Would elites be hated less if they paid more taxes? - JDK 23:47:18 04/29/20 (0)
- Would they care less? - JDK 23:05:18 04/29/20 (0)
- RE: No - bean 21:20:21 04/29/20 (0)
Follow Ups
- 70% And they were still rich!!! nt - dancingseamonkey 04/30/2009:25:20 04/30/20 (4)
- I'm just suggesting taxing the rich... - Ivan303 09:30:28 04/30/20 (3)
- It's irrational for hoi poloi to support a regressive tax structure - Jay Buridan 18:30:53 05/1/20 (0)
- RE: I'm just suggesting taxing the rich... - b.l.zeebub 10:02:41 04/30/20 (1)
- +1 - Jay Buridan 21:10:33 04/30/20 (0)