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Originally Posted by realcoray
Again, tax rates are not radically higher than they were in the 60s.
Note how for virtually everyone except for the top 1%, tax rates are basically where they were in the 1960s.
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I think that you beleive that just because you said it, or read on some website that it is true. There is NO way you can dilute yourself into beleiving that what we pay in tax today is the same as it was in the 60's.
Don't listen to what they are telling you,think about it in your own life. Out of your own check (if you are employed), comes, fed, state, local, medicare, you pay 7% to unemployment, your employer matches that. You drive home, pay $.40+ a gallon in fuel tax, here in Md. 6% tax on anything you buy, tolls, propery taxes are outrageous, pay outrageous fees to register your car etc, etc. All that little crap adds up, putting your effective tax rate(if you are a producer) at over 50% of your income. Once again, your wife has to work, her income used just to pay the taxes. Wasn't even close to that in the 60's.
I look at the Democrats and Republicans as both standing waist high in a pool of gasoline, the Dem's have 8 matches in ther hands, the Rep's have 3 matches, either way we are toast. The Dem's just have 5 more ways to get us there.