Do wealthy people owe the 99% something? Should they? (drug, Obama, deported)

[ottomobeale]

Where is a TOTAL tax graph? SS and Medicare are little details overlooked by the 47% are deadbeats crowd. IIRC the figure is 27% pay no net federal tax. Mostly old people and/or handicapped.

I know Ive seen the chart somewhere.

Some state taxes are regressive. Generally states that dont exempt food from sales tax.

[Feltdesigner]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

Again, stop letting low-skill workers into the country. That only keeps wages depressed. You get what you vote for. Democrats want open borders.

oh please, this isn't a D vs R debate. Both sides benefit from low skill workers.

You really think Trump doesn't have low skill workers at his hotels?

This has nothing to do with illegal immigration.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Feltdesigner

do you guys ever not talk about Chicago?

I'm from Chicago. /shrug

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by ottomobeale

Where is a TOTAL tax graph? SS and Medicare are little details overlooked by the 47% are deadbeats crowd. IIRC the figure is 27% pay no net federal tax. Mostly old people and/or handicapped.

I know Ive seen the chart somewhere.

I've posted it. Will gladly do so, again:

Two liberal think tanks analyzed US local, state, and federal tax rates and came up with the following, to their surprise...

Here's the average effective TOTAL (local, state, and federal) tax rate, by income group.

Data sources for chart: Tax Policy Center and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy

Article in which chart appears: No, The Rich Do Not Pay 'All The Taxes' - Business Insider

Data sources for chart: Tax Policy Center and Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy...

Federal Tax Rates (includes individual and corporate income tax, payroll taxes for Social Security and Medicare, and the estate tax):
http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/sites...F/T13-0035.pdf

Local and State Tax Rates (includes state income tax, real estate tax, private property tax, and sales tax):
Executive Summary | The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP)

...Perhaps the chart, above, explains what's holding back our economic growth. Those with the most to invest in the expansion of the US economy are having that money siphoned off by Fed Gov.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Feltdesigner

oh please, this isn't a D vs R debate. Both sides benefit from low skill workers.

You really think Trump doesn't have low skill workers at his hotels?

This has nothing to do with illegal immigration.

Persistently low wages absolutely DO have a lot to do with illegal immigration.

[ChrisC]

Originally Posted by bingo3000

Do wealthy people owe the 99% something? Should they?

No. No.

[wanderlust76]

Wages are a huge problem now they aren't near what they should be if you factor in what people were making in 1980, and adjust for inflation.

[Old Gringo]

Originally Posted by InformedConsent

Stop letting low-skill workers into the country. That only keeps wages depressed. You get what you vote for.

Illegal immigrants = corporate welfare

Democrats want open borders.

No they don't.

Pubs want cheap labor.

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by wanderlust76

Wages are a huge problem now they aren't near what they should be if you factor in what people were making in 1980, and adjust for inflation.

Uncontrolled immigration. Mostly illegal aliens. And if you think that only low-skill jobs are impacted, think again...

Where Illegal Aliens Work, By Industry - Washington Post

[InformedConsent]

Originally Posted by Old Gringo

Illegal immigrants = corporate welfare

So, why do Dems want them here? Why are Dems fighting against ending DACA and deporting DACAs, increasing illegal alien deportations, and building the wall?