How would you measure that?

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TB — 10/26/2007 3:16:52 PM (archived)

I hear a lot of apocryphal numbers about the top 1 percent owning 99 percent of the country, but that's inane on the face of it. I have never seen anyone actually tally up the methodology on that concept.

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The Democratics want a Surtax on the Rich ($150k+ in EARNED income) - TAFKASE - 10/25/2007 3:05:13 AM
- re: The Democratics want a Surtax on the Rich ($150k+ in EARNED income) - Marcia - 10/25/2007 9:52:17 PM
  - re: The Democratics want a Surtax on the Rich ($150k+ in EARNED income) - Marcia - 10/30/2007 9:17:24 PM
- Actually, TAFKASE's plan sounds pretty good to me. - ER - 10/25/2007 2:39:42 PM
  - The net result of schemes like this... - alcaray - 10/25/2007 10:20:10 PM
    - Like they're not progressive enough already? - TB - 10/25/2007 10:52:06 PM
      - And anyhow, we aren't talking about making the laws more progressive. - alcaray - 10/25/2007 11:18:31 PM
      - What percent of the nations wealth do those 25% control? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/25/2007 11:16:59 PM
        
        Good question. - TB - 10/25/2007 11:26:06 PM
        
        Wealth does not equal income. How much of the country is theirs? (n/t) - alcaray - 10/26/2007 6:09:57 AM
        
        Maybe we need to scrap all Sales, Use, and income taxes and go to nothing but Property taxes then... - TAFKASE - 10/26/2007 4:06:52 PM
        
        re: While we are at it lets tax Churches and Charities too! - TAFKASE - 10/26/2007 4:09:12 PM
        
        How would you measure that? - TB - 10/26/2007 3:16:52 PM
        
        I really don't know. - alcaray - 10/26/2007 10:50:19 PM
  - the problem with taxing earned and unearned income at the same rate... - TAFKASE - 10/25/2007 3:06:31 PM
    - Just a difference of opinion, and maybe of definition. - ER - 10/25/2007 3:38:50 PM
      - Sales taxes - TB - 10/25/2007 7:35:43 PM
        
        yes, I would support a Sales tax ONLY if it gave a rebate to those deemed "poor" - TAFKASE - 10/25/2007 9:37:57 PM
- Boo hiss! - Eri - 10/25/2007 1:47:50 PM
  - Agreed...I wouldn't go to 30% before 50k, maybe 60k (n/t) - McFly - 10/25/2007 6:08:43 PM
- fail (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 10/25/2007 7:02:19 AM

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