Why doesn't someone who actually works for his living, like a mechanic, become your president?

 

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Also, capital gains is the biggest scam in the history of economics.


Inb4 someone brings up Grandma's portfolio. "Think of the old people" is almost always a sure fire sign someone is scamming you.

No I save that for Paul. He likes doing that.

I don't know how you change the laws. I mean I know how it works, but how do we do that? I am not sure, but I can't fault someone for following the rules that WE all have to follow. I would question someone sanity if they paid more in taxes than they had to by the law.

Kerry is broke (compared to other millionaire senators)if you follow the letter of the law. His wife has all the money and most of her money is in non taxed munis. I mean I understand why you guys are all on Romney's ass about this he is a republican. I totally get that. Be honest with yourselves. If he was a democrat you know you would be making excuses like they do with Kerry.

The point is the tax law is screwy and that needs to be fixed. Not Romney.

 

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Well, sort of Tych. Last I checked Romney's economic platform is centered on cutting his own taxes even more.


I don't blame the guy for simply doing what the law is but I do blame him when he's done his best to get the law the way it is and keep it there or even to make it even more of a scam by cutting rates further.

Cutting taxes is a plus for me.



Also how has he done that? He was a one term governor.

 

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So capital gains tax law is screwy but making it even more screwy is a plus in your book?


No wonder we elect douchebags and morons...


edit: Ok I looked it up and his plan isn't as bad as some of them because it only eliminates capital gains on income under 200k. But that's still ridicuolous. Why should someone making 200k in investment income pay less in taxes (not as a percent, but total) than someone working 40 hours a week at subway?

Cutting taxes is a plus in my book. You do realize the insults aren't going to bother me right?

This isn't a issue we are going to agree on so if you want to just devolve into insults lets just cut to the chase and get there.

 

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No, I'm really floored. I thought you just said the tax code is screwy because it taxes capital gains at a lower rate and that needs to be fixed. Romney doesn't want to fix it - he wants to make the disparity even greater. But that is good because it's cutting taxes? Even though it makes the disparity you just identified as bad even worse?


I really am having trouble understanding.

You can't blame him for paying the lowest taxes he can, but you can and should hold him and anyone else accountable for their positions. These guys paying far lower rates on their taxes than your average Joe or Jane are simultaneously fighting to keep their taxes as they are and even lower them further. The most you'll get out of them is a stated desire to "simplify" the tax code... So it will be a much easier and clear but process whe n the average person gets screwed.

Anything said about the issue is labeled as envy or class warfare.

 

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I said cutting taxes was a plus in my book. I didn't specify which ones. We aren't going to agree on taxes. We've been over this several times in several threads.

I am not voting for Romney. I don't agree with his stance here. I am saying in general cutting taxes is a plus in my book. Hold your feigned flooring, I know better and so do you.

 

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