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Old 03-08-2009, 12:19 PM   #137
classicman
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Which is why the people who pay a higher percentage - the average income earning - do not pay 40%.
They pay the % they are required, how much of their income is taxable is, I believe your issue. Poorly written or intentionally misleading?
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A flat tax does not become fair until the numbers are more like 23%. Then the rich will pay more taxes.
Cite please.
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40% is the myth classicman keeps promoting. A 15% flat tax is only another mythical tax cut as defined by Buffet. Since the only tax cut also cuts spending, then a 15% flat tax only makes more recessions - as demonstrated repeatedly by history.
Cite please. You're back to making all these statements without a shred of proof or support ... again.
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Problem is a mythical and economically destructive number - 15%.
Problem is mythical posts without ANY substantive data to back them up.

I noticed you've not posted much recently - Convenient is how it was right after you were last asked REPEATEDLY to support your claims with evidence and you wouldn't or couldn't?
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