I'd be shocked if your effective tax rate is anywhere near 50%. -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 10:49PM It’s amazing to me how often our politicians elide over this pretty -- southdenverhoo 01/19/2023 06:59AMThere are no high middle class or even low upper class people who pay >30%
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I'd be shocked if your effective tax rate is anywhere near 50%. -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 10:49PM It’s amazing to me how often our politicians elide over this pretty -- southdenverhoo 01/19/2023 06:59AM The Taxed Enough Already Party welcomes you. -- Hoodafan 01/18/2023 5:22PM Which party is that and what meaningful expenses been cut? ** -- JohnHoo2 01/18/2023 11:25PM Where do you cut? -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 11:00PM You misspelled Kick the Can Down the Road Party ** -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 5:23PM That's both parties. It's just that one party pretends otherwise. ** -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:31PM To a degree, but I would argue it's much worse with the GOP. The dems at -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 5:35PM Tax and spend vs. borrow and spend ** -- Hoo TV 01/18/2023 5:50PM Agreed. ** -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:36PM Wrong. Only one party is talking about defaulting. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:33PM I get it. I'm referring to kicking the can down the road -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:35PM When you're led by BoBo, MTG, Gaetz, Gohmert, Jordan, etc. ... -- Blah 01/18/2023 5:41PM At least Gohmert took himself out of the game with his failed TX AG run -- Hoo TV 01/18/2023 5:56PM My bad. It's Gosar. I mixed up my crazy GOP Reps starting in "GO." ** -- Blah 01/18/2023 6:04PM Gosar & MTG both went from stripped of their committee assignments to being -- Hoo TV 01/18/2023 6:13PM Kevin Lame Duck McCarthy at work. What a loser. ** -- Blah 01/18/2023 6:26PM No, and this is why McCarthy should NOT have conceded so much to this pack -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:43PM Sadly no. I don't even expect an adult conversation. ** -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:42PM Yes, I agree. We had a thread on this a few months ago w/r/t defense -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:38PM Sounds like you’re confusing two things. Effective rate is an average -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 5:21PM I know the difference. As you infer -- HoodatB 01/18/2023 6:30PM There are no high middle class or even low upper class people who pay >30% -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 11:20PM Your definition of middle class must be nonstandard, because to reach even -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 8:01PM I agree with your points generally, but dividend and cap gains are taxed at -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 10:52PM Yes, but his comments are about middle class people, who generally -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 11:26PM Yeah, I hear you. His claim that people middle class people are paying -- BocaHoo91 01/18/2023 11:31PM We have three big expenses. SS, Medicare and Defense. All the rest of our -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:16PM Cut all three. -- HoodatB 01/18/2023 6:32PM Yes. Seriously. We need major investment in infrastructure. Which was -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 6:49PM "cover everything we want to do or need to do". And you think it's those -- Hoodafan 01/18/2023 5:24PM Yes. You have to have those discussions during budgeting. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:29PM No argument there. Sadly not "cover everything we want to do or need to do" -- Hoodafan 01/18/2023 5:36PM Now that they have the House they should do that rather than default. ** -- Seattle .Hoo 01/18/2023 5:40PM Yep. Cash is king for a reason. Stop paying your -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:33PM It's really a values question. How much should the government do -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:11PM Problem is entitlements. tough to cut back on that now. They need -- HokieDelNorte 01/18/2023 5:14PM Agreed, that's a large part. But so is defense spending, as -- HoosWillWin 01/18/2023 5:19PM How many times have we begged the Republicans to focus ... -- Blah 01/18/2023 5:01PM Yes. But you want the right to focus on this more? -- ryno hoo 01/18/2023 5:00PM Taxes aren't high enough to fix inflation and wealth. ** -- ResistHoo 01/18/2023 4:59PM Equity ain't free! ** -- Hoodafan 01/18/2023 5:26PM That’s what a Subway sandwich Apprentice Second Class would say, yes! ** -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 5:25PM ^^^^ Will nevar have to worry about government taking xis wealth ^^^^ -- ResistHoo 01/18/2023 7:22PM Dream on, Resist. I live off dividends as we speak. ** -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 10:34PM Free mayo and mustard packs will take you far, Glans!!!! ** -- ResistHoo 01/18/2023 10:37PM No need, but you can keep taking those yourself ** -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 10:40PM Sick burn - like an Italian BMT you left in the toaster too long!!! ** -- ResistHoo 01/18/2023 10:41PM For a guy who claims other people work at Subway, you sure know a lot about -- TomGlansAski 01/18/2023 10:47PM You mean marginal, right? -- Shenhoo 01/18/2023 4:52PM