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ZOT! The 400 Richest Americans Pay An 18% Tax Rate
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Posted on 07/26/2011 11:01:49 AM PDT by moshiach

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To: moshiach
Well, FLAT TAX NOW because of this and the 51% of the people that PAY NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX!!!!

FLAT TAX NOW!!

81 posted on 07/26/2011 2:23:11 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: moshiach

I’m doing my best to try to get to where I can decide what my tax rate is...however, in the meantime, I’m part of a successful small business. I paid 29.86% of my total income as Federal income tax last year. Virtually 100% of my “wealth” is the value of my business. There is no out for me or people like me...you earn the money and pay the tax.

By the way we increased our employment by 10% in the past 12 months...it seems we ought to be celebrated as opposed to demonized...


82 posted on 07/26/2011 2:24:57 PM PDT by BamaBlue
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To: freedomfiter2

51% pay NO FEDERAL INCOME TAX!!! They are BLOODSUCKERS especially the ones that get money BACK from US! FLAT TAX NOW!


83 posted on 07/26/2011 2:26:14 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion is the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: Ann Archy

Yes a consumption based flat tax.


84 posted on 07/26/2011 2:31:44 PM PDT by freedomfiter2 (Brutal acts of commission and yawning acts of omission both strengthen the hand of the devil.)
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To: BamaBlue

Also...how much money do these 400 people pump into the economy? How many people do they employ?


85 posted on 07/26/2011 2:33:31 PM PDT by BamaBlue
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To: TheOldLady

Yup, this moshiach is one I had been watching for some time.


86 posted on 07/26/2011 2:42:12 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (zero hates Texas and we hate him back. He ain't my president either.)
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To: MNDude

class warfare post for the most part.


87 posted on 07/26/2011 2:43:27 PM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (zero hates Texas and we hate him back. He ain't my president either.)
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To: TheOldLady

It kinda fit in with your comment on the ZOT ;-)


88 posted on 07/26/2011 2:49:31 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Indeed. Why do you think I called it brilliant?

:-D


89 posted on 07/26/2011 3:02:22 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

It’s great that you were here for his demise. Thanks again.


90 posted on 07/26/2011 3:04:57 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: moshiach
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91 posted on 07/26/2011 3:06:25 PM PDT by Vendome ("Don't take life so seriously... You'll never live through it anyway")
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To: TheOldLady

Headline: Moron finds Blue Angel of Death....but doesn’t live to tell about it”. :)

Great ZOT!


92 posted on 07/26/2011 3:22:46 PM PDT by luvie (obama's "balanced approach" means Washington spends more, you pay more.)
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To: LUV W

Thanks, Luv.


93 posted on 07/26/2011 3:44:13 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: MNDude
why did moshiac get the zot?

This is DU class warfare that he was spouting:

For those who work for a living, you pay 81% of the bills of your country. For those who do not work for a living (but own the majority of the U.S. wealth) they pay 10% of the bills.

81% of paying our Nation's bills on our backs. Only time we catch a break is when less bills are put on our backs.

94 posted on 07/26/2011 3:51:37 PM PDT by buccaneer81 (ECOMCON)
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To: TheOldLady
When all the rich people have no money, who's going to hire you, or anyone else, moron?

When all the working people have no money, who is going to pay the bills of the USA? 81% of the bills of this country are paid by working people.

We did not win the Cold War waiting around for rich people to hire us to build ICBMS, GPS Satellites, or the Space Shuttle. So why are we now at their beck and call??

But hey that's all in the past now, a past where we behaved like self respecting responsible adults full of capitalist pride to see our nation strong. Now we go on tv begging rich people to hire us to be their lackeys. While we have NASA employees on the unemployment line; maybe they can get a job being whoring for the rich.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Podq7jiCExk

95 posted on 07/26/2011 4:14:27 PM PDT by Gadea (Gadea)
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96 posted on 07/26/2011 4:21:11 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Gadea; darkwing104; Arrowhead1952; 50mm; Darksheare; Admin Moderator
And precisely where do the working people get their wages? Could it be mainly from small business owners, who are considered the "rich," and who are being soaked for every extra penny by our socialist leaders on the left?

You're absolutely right. When the "rich" have all their wealth confiscated by the pernicious government with which we have stupidly burdened ourselves, the working people will lose their work and wages, and become destitute as well.

There is nothing wrong with rich people, nor with being rich. Do not try to continue the class warfare argument for which the ZOTee lost his posting privileges here, or you just may join him, n00b.




97 posted on 07/26/2011 4:43:04 PM PDT by TheOldLady (FReepmail me to get ON or OFF the ZOT LIGHTNING ping list.)
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To: Gadea

So you are saying that the rich, who have worked for their money, have no right to their own money?
You do also realise that to liberals, YOU having a dollar more than what they have determined you should have is grounds for raising YOUR taxes?


98 posted on 07/26/2011 5:00:19 PM PDT by Darksheare (You will never defeat Bok Choy!)
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To: TheOldLady

*cleans up*


99 posted on 07/26/2011 5:04:11 PM PDT by DeoVindiceSicSemperTyrannis (Want to make $$$? It's easy! Use FR as a platform to pimp your blog for hits!!!)
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To: RexBeach; stephenjohnbanker; Mr. Mojo; dixiechick2000

I don’t pay any federal income tax....but I pay maximum on self employment tax....around 17k

And 250k in state and local taxes

After all that and interest and depreciation allowances7 dependents...there isn’t much left to tax

I hope that is enough to satisfy everyone here..from businesses that do around 2.5M in gross sales...with around 12% cash flow in 2010

Or am I the bad guy?


100 posted on 07/26/2011 5:04:57 PM PDT by wardaddy (Palin or Bachman..either with Marco....I'm often on a DroidX..in bed late...hence my spelling..sorry)
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