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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,135 posts) Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:44 AM Feb 2013

Rand Paul wants to raise taxes on the poor

Flat rate income tax at 17%

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Rand Paul wants to raise taxes on the poor (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 OP

I have never heard anyone say he has any smarts Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #1

Yes, because poor people have all that extra money emulatorloo Feb 2013 #2

Whew! Romney's taxes would go up too! CAG Feb 2013 #3

Always look on the bright side Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2013 #4

Romney is an exception hfojvt Feb 2013 #6

Because the poor just aren't poor enough. nobodyspecial Feb 2013 #5

To be fair, we'd have to safeinOhio Feb 2013 #7

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

1. I have never heard anyone say he has any smarts

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:47 AM

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emulatorloo

(44,164 posts)

2. Yes, because poor people have all that extra money

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:47 AM

Feb 2013

And tea-bag whores for the 1 percent don't like that.

CAG

(1,820 posts)

3. Whew! Romney's taxes would go up too!

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:51 AM

Feb 2013

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,135 posts)

4. Always look on the bright side

Reply to CAG (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:55 AM

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hfojvt

(37,573 posts)

6. Romney is an exception

Reply to CAG (Reply #3)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 01:09 AM

Feb 2013

on average the top .1% currently pays 22.7% and the top 1% pays 23.27% both much lower than they paid in the recent past

http://journals.democraticunderground.com/hfojvt/169

nobodyspecial

(2,286 posts)

5. Because the poor just aren't poor enough.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 12:59 AM

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safeinOhio

(32,713 posts)

7. To be fair, we'd have to

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:09 AM

Feb 2013

raise the minimum wage to $12.00 to do that.

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