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Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years.
Re: Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years.
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So Romney's paying...
- alcaray -
1/24/2012 7:04:21 AM
Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years.
- TB -
1/24/2012 4:27:22 PM
Re: Romney paid over $6 million in Federal taxes in the past two years.
- alcaray -
1/24/2012 7:06:11 PM
Just for fun
- RobVG -
1/24/2012 4:54:22 PM
Be careful of the terminology. (EDITED FOR CORRECTION)
- TB -
1/24/2012 5:56:30 PM
One more time if you don’t mind
- RobVG -
1/25/2012 12:54:46 AM
define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate
- Robert -
1/25/2012 1:37:27 AM
What?
- RobVG -
1/25/2012 4:39:52 AM
Re: What?
- alcaray -
1/26/2012 4:29:48 AM
Those are standard definitions, and I had to look them up. I hope you don't expect me to defend them; I'm no economist.
- Robert -
1/26/2012 3:00:54 AM
Regressivity
- RobVG -
1/26/2012 5:22:55 PM
Seems a reasonable example.
- Robert -
1/26/2012 7:33:21 PM
A flat tax is a proportional tax.
- TB -
1/26/2012 5:50:30 PM
Re: A flat tax is a proportional tax.
- alcaray -
1/26/2012 11:58:02 PM
Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't.
- TB -
1/27/2012 12:39:44 AM
Re: Warren Buffett pays a lower rate than his secretary because his income is taxed as capital gains, and hers isn't.
- alcaray -
1/27/2012 1:56:27 AM
Re: define:progressive tax rate, define:regressive tax rate
- TB -
1/25/2012 2:13:18 AM
You do love that red herring, don't you?
- Robert -
1/25/2012 3:34:59 AM
About the definitions, you were right and I was wrong.
- TB -
1/25/2012 3:41:08 AM
And I spoke too soon
- Robert -
1/25/2012 4:10:24 AM
Re: And I spoke too soon
- TB -
1/25/2012 4:48:42 AM
Yeah, those look like "my" numbers.
- Robert -
1/25/2012 6:30:39 PM
The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box.
- TB -
1/25/2012 11:59:11 PM
Re: The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box.
- Robert -
1/26/2012 4:52:33 AM
In other words, you've got nothing.
- TB -
1/26/2012 4:01:33 PM
Re: The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box.
- alcaray -
1/26/2012 1:36:20 AM
Re: The problem with defending markets here is that too many people can't think outside the "managed economy" box.
- Robert -
1/26/2012 2:36:06 AM
I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did.
- TB -
1/25/2012 1:27:29 AM
Re: I don't mind wealthy people paying more taxes than people who aren't. I never did.
- RobVG -
1/25/2012 5:56:31 AM
Tax rates of presidential candidates
- TB -
1/24/2012 4:41:25 PM
Re: Tax rates of presidential candidates
- alcaray -
1/24/2012 10:39:59 PM
I understood the point. You didn't understand the response.
- TB -
1/24/2012 11:48:54 PM
Re: I understood the point. You didn't understand the response.
- bowser -
1/25/2012 1:42:30 AM
Re: I understood the point. You didn't understand the response.
- alcaray -
1/25/2012 12:38:42 AM
"Rates" was in quotes. It's your bugaboo and the Post's, not mine.
- TB -
1/25/2012 12:55:59 AM
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