Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 11-18-2011, 02:18 PM
 
69,368 posts, read 64,118,301 times
Reputation: 9383

Advertisements

Quote:
Originally Posted by walidm View Post
You can't. You've proven this, shall I repost that?
I cant what? You just babble on and on. Is it impossible for you to post a complete sentence?
Quote:
Originally Posted by walidm View Post
Let me get this straight....

You'd like the 51% to pay 1% more than they currently pay in income taxes.

Interesting.

This is the funniest thing you've said all day. We now officially have tears in our eyes.

Thank you.
Thats not what I said, which again makes me thankful every single day you arent my realtor. I asked if 1% is MORE than they are currently paying. If you cant answer this question, then why should we go further?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 11-18-2011, 02:19 PM
 
Location: Old Town Alexandria
14,492 posts, read 26,598,235 times
Reputation: 8971
1% more tax to a warren buffett..lol thats a drop in the bucket and his real money is in Zurich and cayman Islands. not here in U.S. The truly rich do not invest or store their money in the U.S.

Just ask Michael Millken, lol. I think hes out of jail and thriving now still.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-18-2011, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Charlotte
12,642 posts, read 15,600,753 times
Reputation: 1680
Lightbulb really?

Quote:
Originally Posted by walidm View Post
Are there any wealthy that pay the same proportion in taxes as the poor?
Quote:
Originally Posted by pghquest View Post
Yes, but most people in the upper income brackets dont get to pay ZERO income taxes.
Who are they?

Please list the wealthy that you claim pay the same proportion in taxes as the poor.

Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 11-20-2011, 11:10 AM
 
Location: Old Town Alexandria
14,492 posts, read 26,598,235 times
Reputation: 8971
{crickets chirping}

suncc had some great replies here, the reality is the billionaires pay accountants 7 figure salaries to learn where to store their real money..and its NOT in the US, never will be
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > General Forums > Politics and Other Controversies

All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:14 PM.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top