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Old 03-07-2009, 11:10 PM   #131
sugarpop
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Originally Posted by classicman View Post
Look at it if they both paid 15%.

Do you think its fair to take almost 40% of someones income on federal taxes, not to mention any applicable state, local, county and/or city taxes? That puts their gross tax rate well over 50%. How would you like that? Does that seem fair to you?
If they have a billion dollars, yea, I do. And EVERYONE pays all those other taxes. You make it sound like only rich people pay them. We are taxed to death in this country.
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