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alcaray — 1/25/2012 12:38:42 AM (archived)

I understood your response perfectly: "How many Democrats here were up in arms about Kerry’s tax “rates” back then?" There's not even any reason for me to paraphrase it because it is in the clear.

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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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