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Robert — 4/28/2008 6:07:37 PM (archived)

Let's consider the RightWing claim that America suffers under a crushing tax burden. Here's a comparison from Forbes of global tax rates. Their comparison takes "a global view of the top marginal rates of taxation--the ones that typically most affect a successful entrepreneur", that is, the very taxes that RightWingers insist are most unfair to the wealthy elite.

(Having trouble finding America near the top of the list? Try the middle, with the rate shown for New York; or 3/4 of the way down for the tax rate in Texas.) The abrupt cliff at the very bottom is interesting: After Hong Kong at 43.5, there's the UAE at 18. No wonder Cheney and Halliburton are fleeing to the Middle East.

It's all about perspective.

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• A thought-provoking anti-Obama smear - Robert - 4/28/2008 3:14:14 PM
  • What are the odds? - RobVG - 4/30/2008 5:23:50 AM
    • Uhh, Rob... - Robert - 4/30/2008 5:28:34 AM
      • Still... - TB - 4/30/2008 2:26:33 PM
        • Uhh, Tom... - Robert - 4/30/2008 3:47:45 PM
          • The one in this thread? - TB - 4/30/2008 4:35:06 PM
            • We're getting a little confused here - Robert - 4/30/2008 5:09:21 PM
              • "desperate battle against hope and unity" - TB - 4/30/2008 6:12:59 PM
                • Now that's ironic - Robert - 4/30/2008 6:45:51 PM
                  • re: ironic - TB - 5/1/2008 4:06:19 PM
                • That's the Illinois Senate, not the Congress. - TB - 4/30/2008 6:20:32 PM
              • re: We're getting a little confused here - TB - 4/30/2008 5:57:13 PM
                • "cough up the address" - Robert - 4/30/2008 6:36:30 PM
                  • re: mainstream - TB - 5/1/2008 4:56:29 PM
        • have to agree - SDG - 4/30/2008 3:22:33 PM
  • I know a lot of right wingers - SDG - 4/29/2008 5:51:45 AM
  • re: A thought-provoking anti-Obama smear - gbaikie - 4/28/2008 7:58:42 PM
  • Excellent point - TB - 4/28/2008 6:02:05 PM
    • Not addresses, just names. We all know how you hate the lack of attribution. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/29/2008 3:59:30 AM
      • C'mon, name names TB. You'll feel better. - Bowser - 4/29/2008 5:21:46 PM
        • Your desperation is showing. - TB - 4/29/2008 6:17:00 PM
    • Yeah! Who are these people? Need names. - Bowser - 4/28/2008 11:30:24 PM
    • Who are these people? - azstrummer - 4/28/2008 10:24:19 PM
      • Rev. Wright and the Obama clan. - Lee - 4/29/2008 12:12:46 AM
      • U Peeple! - ER - 4/28/2008 11:30:18 PM
        • Whoa. - TB - 4/29/2008 1:08:49 AM
          • Whoa, no - ER - 4/29/2008 2:29:28 AM
  • Republican Republican Republican. - RobVG - 4/28/2008 4:58:44 PM
    • But to return to the point... - Robert - 4/28/2008 5:45:53 PM
      • There is such a thing as the Political Spectrum. - RobVG - 4/28/2008 6:10:25 PM
        • Robert's riding hard on one of those "weak man" arguments. ;) - TB - 4/28/2008 7:02:05 PM
          • And what was the topic again? - Robert - 4/28/2008 10:55:00 PM
            • re: And what was the topic again? - TB - 4/29/2008 1:18:50 AM
      • For example - Robert - 4/28/2008 6:07:37 PM
        • Nice try. - TB - 4/28/2008 6:21:03 PM
          • Straw man - Yeti - 4/28/2008 7:17:58 PM
            • Possibly. - TB - 4/28/2008 10:34:20 PM
              • re: You have no idea what can be written off taxes in other countries - Yeti - 4/30/2008 4:24:22 PM
            • (Well, red herring actually.) (n/t) - Yeti - 4/28/2008 9:59:24 PM
    • define "official" - Robert - 4/28/2008 5:38:17 PM
    • What does *flyover people* mean? (n/t) - Jody - 4/28/2008 5:35:04 PM
      • It's how RightWing demagogues rile up people in the middle of America (n/t) - Robert - 4/28/2008 5:38:54 PM
        • Sorry, the people of middle America are already "riled up" - RobVG - 4/28/2008 6:00:37 PM
          • Are they bitter? (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2008 7:46:29 PM
            • I have no idea what they taste like. (n/t) - RobVG - 4/29/2008 4:25:03 AM
          • Well yeah - Robert - 4/28/2008 6:17:20 PM
  • More conservative than America? - alcaray - 4/28/2008 4:42:53 PM
    • Cheney and Halliburton would certainly agree (n/t) - Robert - 4/28/2008 5:39:22 PM
    • Touché! - ER - 4/28/2008 5:15:56 PM
      • Where did you pull up "non-collectivist" for Arab states? (n/t) - TB - 4/28/2008 6:03:20 PM
        • Even the Taliban and OBL hate commies. - ER - 4/28/2008 8:54:52 PM
          • Yeah, the Arab States are all about individual rights. (n/t) - TB - 4/28/2008 10:45:47 PM
            • You've been saying that individual rights was something that liberals harped on. (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2008 11:37:04 PM
            • Yeah, but they're really strong on property rights. (n/t) - ER - 4/28/2008 10:57:29 PM
          • What could be more free market than baksheesh? (n/t) - alcaray - 4/28/2008 9:00:39 PM