The Tax Shift

[Clodfobble]

I'm not commenting on how well any of them raises their kids, just pointing out what a stupid defense it is to say that someone can't donate to charity because they have two kids.

[warch]

I will pay more tax on my family's 100K income, if we can use our military effectively (and manage their vast support contracts competitively and strictly), invest in long term public good works like roads, grid, energy independence, security, (jobs to market to pay down deficit) invest in early childhood ed, vet benefits and control the burden of health care. With strong governance I believe investment will payoff and get us out of Republican deficit hock. I want Obama and his smarter crew driving the bus.

[richlevy]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

I'm not commenting on how well any of them raises their kids, just pointing out what a stupid defense it is to say that someone can't donate to charity because they have two kids.

And all I'm saying is that he did donate to charity. I just think comparing McCains single income and stating that he donated %25 of his income when his wife had a net worth of over $100 million dollars versus combined income for a family of four is a vastly different circumstance.

And Obama's tax proposal will affect him, so he does join Warren Buffet and others who believe that the wealthy are under-taxed due to loopholes in a US tax code that is 7500 pages.

The complete Internal Revenue Code is more than 24 megabytes in length, and contains more than 3.4 million words; printed 60 lines to the page, it would fill more than 7500 letter-size pages.