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Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts) Tue Sep 18, 2012, 03:52 PM Sep 2012

Linda McMahon: 47% PAY NO TAXES!

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Linda McMahon = Mitt Romney

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He is being outspent heavily by the vulture.

Newspapers take Linda to task for her lies:

http://www.chrismurphy.com/news/entry/release-in-case-you-missed-it-linda-mcmahon-under-fire/

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Linda McMahon: 47% PAY NO TAXES! (Original Post) Dawson Leery Sep 2012 OP

Income Taxes - which means Mitt R is in this "47%" he pays no Income taxes either. democrat_patriot Sep 2012 #1

or less...maybe zero, depending on what kind of investment income. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #2

and that would be "federal income taxes" Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #3

democrat_patriot

(2,774 posts)

1. Income Taxes - which means Mitt R is in this "47%" he pays no Income taxes either.

Reply to Dawson Leery (Original post)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:05 PM

Sep 2012

He pays 15% on his investment income...

HiPointDem

(20,729 posts)

2. or less...maybe zero, depending on what kind of investment income.

Reply to democrat_patriot (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:07 PM

Sep 2012

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)

3. and that would be "federal income taxes"

Reply to democrat_patriot (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 18, 2012, 04:14 PM

Sep 2012

in states that have an income tax, liability often kicks in at a lower income level than it does federally. And people pay Federal taxes on gasoline or diesel fuel, Federal excise taxes on tobacco and alcohol, etc. Everyone who participates in the economy pays taxes; it's unavoidable.

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