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MedeaLysistrata 02/08/18 8:59:42 AM #1:	heavy taxation of wealthy people and small businesses. not sure how i feel about corporate tax rates right now. --- let's positive thinking [this post tastes like lunch] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:895693795] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>heavy taxation of wealthy people and small businesses. not sure how i feel about corporate tax rates right now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 02/08/18 9:01:09 AM #2:	what's wrong with taxing the wealthy --- <cite>Garioshi posted [p:895693836] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>what's wrong with taxing the wealthy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 02/08/18 9:02:55 AM #3:	Garioshi posted... what's wrong with taxing the wealthy nothing, i think it just gets absurd when you reach the point where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. but as a leftist i think the solution is nationalizing some industries to bring in profit for the state. --- let's positive thinking [this post tastes like lunch] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:895693904] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>what's wrong with taxing the wealthy</quote> nothing, i think it just gets absurd when you reach the point where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. but as a leftist i think the solution is nationalizing some industries to bring in profit for the state.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:03:37 AM #4:	MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895693928] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Parappa09 02/08/18 9:04:18 AM #5:	foreveraIone posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income --- http://i.imgur.com/us5qLQb.jpg http://beta.last.fm/user/Jay92Jay <cite>Parappa09 posted [p:895693951] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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MedeaLysistrata 02/08/18 9:04:43 AM #7:	foreveraIone posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes. --- let's positive thinking [this post tastes like lunch] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:895693966] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Garioshi 02/08/18 9:05:06 AM #9:	MedeaLysistrata posted... Garioshi posted... what's wrong with taxing the wealthy nothing, i think it just gets absurd when you reach the point where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. but as a leftist i think the solution is nationalizing some industries to bring in profit for the state. well it's a good thing that's not happening then --- <cite>Garioshi posted [p:895693973] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>what's wrong with taxing the wealthy</quote> nothing, i think it just gets absurd when you reach the point where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. but as a leftist i think the solution is nationalizing some industries to bring in profit for the state.</quote> well it's a good thing that's not happening then</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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averagejoel 02/08/18 9:07:05 AM #11:	MedeaLysistrata posted... foreveraIone posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes. this literally does not happen. ever. --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:895694054] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes.</quote> this literally does not happen. ever.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 02/08/18 9:07:54 AM #12:	i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic --- let's positive thinking [this post tastes like lunch] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:895694083] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:09:18 AM #13:	MedeaLysistrata posted... but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high Lol. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895694122] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high</quote> Lol.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uncle Choad 02/08/18 9:11:01 AM #14:	dolomedes posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes. rich people complain about it because they're rich and republican and therefore hate taxes Have you been to the bastion of trust funds that is Metro West Massachusetts? --- Oden ska fa sin hamnd. Jag ska doda er alla, sen ska jag dricka mjod med honom. <cite>Uncle Choad posted [p:895694177] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>dolomedes posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>i mean idk what the actual tax rate is for someone who makes 100k, but since people are always complaining about it it's probably really high. it's only a problem when someone who would otherwise become wealthy is suddenly not wealthy because of taxes.</quote> rich people complain about it because they're rich and republican and therefore hate taxes</quote> Have you been to the bastion of trust funds that is Metro West Massachusetts?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Wolf_J_Flywheel 02/08/18 9:21:46 AM #15:	Parappa09 posted... foreveraIone posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income Jelly Belly --- Those who act like sheep, will be eaten by wolves http://i.imgur.com/n1L1yBu.jpg <cite>Wolf_J_Flywheel posted [p:895694564] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Parappa09 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income</quote> Jelly Belly</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JBaLLEN66 02/08/18 9:24:09 AM #16:	Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp? --- Him being greedy is a good thing. That means he'll want to spend less and help us get out of this debt. Gamefreak36 <cite>JBaLLEN66 posted [p:895694642] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:25:01 AM #17:	JBaLLEN66 posted... Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp? the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895694668] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>JBaLLEN66 posted...</cite> <quote>Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp?</quote> the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 02/08/18 9:25:35 AM #18:	Parappa09 posted... foreveraIone posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. does anyone actually advocate for this i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money? --- http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:895694688] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Parappa09 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>where someone who makes 100k is giving up 40-60% of their income on taxes. </quote> does anyone actually advocate for this</quote> i feel little sympathy for people who are earning triple the average income</quote> do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:26:22 AM #19:	Romulox28 posted... do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money? It, uh, objectively is. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895694713] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money? </quote> It, uh, objectively is.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uncle Choad 02/08/18 9:26:31 AM #20:	foreveraIone posted... JBaLLEN66 posted... Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp? the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so I break up rocks with a hammer all day, and all they do is probably talk and type. UNFAIR! --- Oden ska fa sin hamnd. Jag ska doda er alla, sen ska jag dricka mjod med honom. <cite>Uncle Choad posted [p:895694717] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JBaLLEN66 posted...</cite> <quote>Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp?</quote> the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so</quote> I break up rocks with a hammer all day, and all they do is probably talk and type. UNFAIR!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:26:38 AM #21:	not in NYC or sf. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895694724] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>not in NYC or sf.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:27:19 AM #23:	the kochs are self made men who work 400 hours a week and deserve to be worth like 100 billion dollars --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895694752] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>the kochs are self made men who work 400 hours a week and deserve to be worth like 100 billion dollars</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JBaLLEN66 02/08/18 9:28:34 AM #24:	foreveraIone posted... JBaLLEN66 posted... Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp? the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so I really hope this is satire --- Him being greedy is a good thing. That means he'll want to spend less and help us get out of this debt. Gamefreak36 <cite>JBaLLEN66 posted [p:895694799] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JBaLLEN66 posted...</cite> <quote>Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp?</quote> the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so</quote> I really hope this is satire</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:29:29 AM #25:	JBaLLEN66 posted... foreveraIone posted... JBaLLEN66 posted... Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp? the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so I really hope this is satire decide after reading post 23 --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895694833] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>JBaLLEN66 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>JBaLLEN66 posted...</cite> <quote>Privileged people make more money, so they should be taxed more. Idk how this is so difficult to grasp?</quote> the kochs literally work tens of thousands times harder than ordinary people so</quote> I really hope this is satire</quote> decide after reading post 23</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 02/08/18 9:32:04 AM #26:	lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success --- <cite>Garioshi posted [p:895694947] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:32:37 AM #27:	Garioshi posted... lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success they literally work thousands of times harder than you --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895694973] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success</quote> they literally work thousands of times harder than you</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
emblem boy 02/08/18 9:33:05 AM #28:	MedeaLysistrata posted... i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a5e44bcf42149a3018b5183-1200/2018%20tax%20brackets%20for%20single%20filers.png Then add in payroll taxes and state taxes if necessary MedeaLysistrata posted... heavy taxation of wealthy people and small businesses. not sure how i feel about corporate tax rates right now. Nothing wrong with opposing high taxes --- Posted with GameRaven 3.4 Beta 4 <cite>emblem boy posted [p:895694987] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic</quote> http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a5e44bcf42149a3018b5183-1200/2018%20tax%20brackets%20for%20single%20filers.png Then add in payroll taxes and state taxes if necessary <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted...</cite> <quote>heavy taxation of wealthy people and small businesses. not sure how i feel about corporate tax rates right now.</quote> Nothing wrong with opposing high taxes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Antifar 02/08/18 9:34:14 AM #29:	While we're discussing the Koch Brothers' unearned wealth, let's also note the Koch sons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ41JGJGxYs --- kin to all that throbs <cite>Antifar posted [p:895695035] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>While we're discussing the Koch Brothers' unearned wealth, let's also note the Koch sons https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZ41JGJGxYs</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 02/08/18 9:35:33 AM #30:	foreveraIone posted... Garioshi posted... lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success they literally work thousands of times harder than you by sitting on their asses? 6 people have more wealth than the bottom half of the human race, are you really saying they worked hundreds of millions of times harder than all of those people combined? --- <cite>Garioshi posted [p:895695078] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success</quote> they literally work thousands of times harder than you</quote> by sitting on their asses? 6 people have more wealth than the bottom half of the human race, are you really saying they worked hundreds of millions of times harder than all of those people combined?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 02/08/18 9:37:31 AM #31:	COVxy posted... Romulox28 posted... do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money? It, uh, objectively is. it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo --- http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:895695163] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>do you really think that a 100k salary is a lot of money? </quote> It, uh, objectively is.</quote> it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:38:49 AM #32:	Garioshi posted... foreveraIone posted... Garioshi posted... lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success they literally work thousands of times harder than you by sitting on their asses? 6 people have more wealth than the bottom half of the human race, are you really saying they worked hundreds of millions of times harder than all of those people combined? yes. they literally work harder than all of them combined. the waltons deserve all that wealth because of how hard they worked in their lives. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895695227] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Garioshi posted...</cite> <quote>lmao people thinking that the koch brothers did anything their father invented a new way to refine oil and made an absolute fuckton of money off of it and the koch brothers are just riding off his success</quote> they literally work thousands of times harder than you</quote> by sitting on their asses? 6 people have more wealth than the bottom half of the human race, are you really saying they worked hundreds of millions of times harder than all of those people combined?</quote> yes. they literally work harder than all of them combined. the waltons deserve all that wealth because of how hard they worked in their lives.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uncle Choad 02/08/18 9:40:32 AM #33:	ITT: Jealousy --- Oden ska fa sin hamnd. Jag ska doda er alla, sen ska jag dricka mjod med honom. <cite>Uncle Choad posted [p:895695295] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>ITT: Jealousy</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:40:32 AM #34:	Romulox28 posted... it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo I mean if your salary alone is almost twice the median household income, you have to admit that you are pretty high out there in the distribution. Subjectively you might not feel rich, but you are really well off in comparison to the rest of the country. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895695296] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo </quote> I mean if your salary alone is almost twice the median household income, you have to admit that you are pretty high out there in the distribution. Subjectively you might not feel rich, but you are really well off in comparison to the rest of the country.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:41:37 AM #36:	COVxy posted... Romulox28 posted... it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo I mean if your salary alone is almost twice the median household income, you have to admit that you are pretty high out there in the distribution. Subjectively you might not feel rich, but you are really well off in comparison to the rest of the country. you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895695344] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>it is a very nice, comfortable salary but it's far from rich unless you live in Montana or something. If you have two working partners (married couple or cohabitating SOs) this is even less difficult to reach, and with cost of living, mortgages, kids, etc the salary can actually get stretched pretty thin. Saying you'd have no sympathy for someone paying 40 - 60 percent taxes on 100k seems pretty out of touch with reality imo </quote> I mean if your salary alone is almost twice the median household income, you have to admit that you are pretty high out there in the distribution. Subjectively you might not feel rich, but you are really well off in comparison to the rest of the country.</quote> you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Intro2Logic 02/08/18 9:41:38 AM #37:	Every dollar Comcast isn't taxed is a dollar they can spend on lobbying to make your internet worse --- Have you tried thinking rationally? <cite>Intro2Logic posted [p:895695345] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>Every dollar Comcast isn't taxed is a dollar they can spend on lobbying to make your internet worse</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:42:55 AM #38:	foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895695387] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
JBaLLEN66 02/08/18 9:44:32 AM #39:	COVxy posted... foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. This --- Him being greedy is a good thing. That means he'll want to spend less and help us get out of this debt. Gamefreak36 <cite>JBaLLEN66 posted [p:895695450] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> This</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
foreveraIone 02/08/18 9:45:32 AM #40:	well my sister makes 160k in NYC and she doesn't make enough for me to mooch off her for the rest of my life. wait. --- http://i.imgtc.com/qieELu9.jpg Always. Edgy. <cite>foreveraIone posted [p:895695492] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>well my sister makes 160k in NYC and she doesn't make enough for me to mooch off her for the rest of my life. wait.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 02/08/18 9:45:41 AM #41:	emblem boy posted... MedeaLysistrata posted... i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a5e44bcf42149a3018b5183-1200/2018%20tax%20brackets%20for%20single%20filers.png Then add in payroll taxes and state taxes if necessary the 40%-60% rate is very reasonable (60% is on the high side) when talking about all taxes and not just income taxes (why would you just be talking about income taxes, anyway?) also, it literally is true in other countries even just for the income tax: http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/01/pf/taxes/top-income-tax/index.html At 60.2%, Denmark last year had the highest top personal income tax rate among the 34 countries in the OECD, an organization of developed and emerging countries. And that 60.2% applied to income over roughly $55,000. --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:895695503] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>emblem boy posted...</cite> <quote>MedeaLysistrata posted... i guess i don't even know enough about taxation to have an informed opinion flopic http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/5a5e44bcf42149a3018b5183-1200/2018%20tax%20brackets%20for%20single%20filers.png Then add in payroll taxes and state taxes if necessary</quote> the 40%-60% rate is very reasonable (60% is on the high side) when talking about all taxes and not just income taxes (why would you just be talking about income taxes, anyway?) also, it literally is true in other countries even just for the income tax: http://money.cnn.com/2013/04/01/pf/taxes/top-income-tax/index.html At 60.2%, Denmark last year had the highest top personal income tax rate among the 34 countries in the OECD, an organization of developed and emerging countries. And that 60.2% applied to income over roughly $55,000.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Balrog0 02/08/18 9:47:55 AM #42:	I think what this topic actually proves is that people have no idea what the costs of the social safety nets they want* actually are tbh averagejoel gets a pass because he is consistent about disliking the nordic bloc countries and the way he conceptualizes these things is far outside the mainstream --- He would make his mark, if not on this tree, then on that wall; if not with teeth and claws, then with penknife and razor. <cite>Balrog0 posted [p:895695591] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>I think what this topic actually proves is that people have no idea what the costs of the social safety nets they want actually are tbh *averagejoel gets a pass because he is consistent about disliking the nordic bloc countries and the way he conceptualizes these things is far outside the mainstream</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Romulox28 02/08/18 9:48:14 AM #43:	COVxy posted... foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. Now you're just making shit up, this is not true at all. Case in point: I live in NJ. My wife and I make over 100k combined and have been having an extremely hard time finding a house we can afford. Both of our families advised us that we should continue to rent until we make more money and can afford a decent home. Yes, we are comfortable in that we can afford to go out to eat and save money and shit like that, but to say cost of living is negligible is wildly out of touch. --- http://i.imgur.com/LhwwG.gif <cite>Romulox28 posted [p:895695605] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> Now you're just making shit up, this is not true at all. Case in point: I live in NJ. My wife and I make over 100k combined and have been having an extremely hard time finding a house we can afford. Both of our families advised us that we should continue to rent until we make more money and can afford a decent home. Yes, we are comfortable in that we can afford to go out to eat and save money and shit like that, but to say cost of living is negligible is wildly out of touch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:49:26 AM #44:	Romulox28 posted... My wife and I make over 100k combined --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895695649] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote>My wife and I make over 100k combined </quote></quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
twitterfriends 02/08/18 9:54:41 AM #45:	Youre really ignorant dude, even if you claim to be very liberal I hope you havent voted yet. No one said any should be taxed beyond half of their income dude, and yes its fucked up cooperations pay a lower rate than people do. --- #NotMyPresident #JusticeDemocrats #Neblio #WolfPAC #Bitcoin #WeAre12 #12thMan #Seahawks #Belieber #DENT #UBI #PokemonGo #twitterfriends #MMA #PopularHashtags <cite>twitterfriends posted [p:895695847] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote>Youre really ignorant dude, even if you claim to be very liberal I hope you havent voted yet. No one said any should be taxed beyond half of their income dude, and yes its fucked up cooperations pay a lower rate than people do.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pikachupwnage 02/08/18 9:54:44 AM #46:	Romulox28 posted... COVxy posted... foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. Now you're just making shit up, this is not true at all. Case in point: I live in NJ. My wife and I make over 100k combined and have been having an extremely hard time finding a house we can afford. Both of our families advised us that we should continue to rent until we make more money and can afford a decent home. Yes, we are comfortable in that we can afford to go out to eat and save money and shit like that, but to say cost of living is negligible is wildly out of touch. Yeah. Some areas just the cost of renting an aparatment let alone owning a house is absolutely brutal. --- I'm Mary Poppins y'all. http://i2.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/665/328/d75.gif <cite>pikachupwnage posted [p:895695850] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>Romulox28 posted...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> Now you're just making shit up, this is not true at all. Case in point: I live in NJ. My wife and I make over 100k combined and have been having an extremely hard time finding a house we can afford. Both of our families advised us that we should continue to rent until we make more money and can afford a decent home. Yes, we are comfortable in that we can afford to go out to eat and save money and shit like that, but to say cost of living is negligible is wildly out of touch.</quote> Yeah. Some areas just the cost of renting an aparatment let alone owning a house is absolutely brutal.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Uncle Choad 02/08/18 9:55:26 AM #47:	COVxy posted... foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. "Oh you do well financially? You're entitled to the same standard of living as a normal day laborer, because the government needs that money." --- Oden ska fa sin hamnd. Jag ska doda er alla, sen ska jag dricka mjod med honom. <cite>Uncle Choad posted [p:895695889] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> "Oh you do well financially? You're entitled to the same standard of living as a normal day laborer, because the government needs that money."</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MedeaLysistrata 02/08/18 9:56:35 AM #48:	twitterfriends posted... Youre really ignorant dude, even if you claim to be very liberal I hope you havent voted yet. No one said any should be taxed beyond half of their income dude, and yes its fucked up cooperations pay a lower rate than people do. i think you're the ignorant one for assuming everyone is american --- let's positive thinking [this post tastes like lunch] <cite>MedeaLysistrata posted [p:895695937] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>twitterfriends posted...</cite> <quote>Youre really ignorant dude, even if you claim to be very liberal I hope you havent voted yet. No one said any should be taxed beyond half of their income dude, and yes its fucked up cooperations pay a lower rate than people do.</quote> i think you're the ignorant one for assuming everyone is american</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
COVxy 02/08/18 9:57:04 AM #49:	pikachupwnage posted... Yeah. Some areas just the cost of renting an aparatment let alone owning a house is absolutely brutal. I'm on a 20k salary living in an area that has one of the highest costs of living in the country lol. People just don't really have a subjective sense for this shit. Everyone is poor. Everyone else is doing better than you. --- =E[(x-E[x])(y-E[y])] <cite>COVxy posted [p:895695955] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>pikachupwnage posted...</cite> <quote>Yeah. Some areas just the cost of renting an aparatment let alone owning a house is absolutely brutal. </quote> I'm on a 20k salary living in an area that has one of the highest costs of living in the country lol. People just don't really have a subjective sense for this shit. Everyone is poor. Everyone else is doing better than you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
lesidesi 02/08/18 9:57:31 AM #50:	COVxy posted... foreveraIone posted... you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point. This is grossly inaccurate <cite>lesidesi posted [p:895695972] in i'm very l... [t:76296796]...</cite> <quote><cite>COVxy posted...</cite> <quote><cite>foreveraIone posted...</cite> <quote>you keep ignoring cost of living in different areas stop posting. </quote> When you have a 100k salary, cost of living is pretty much negligible. You can live where ever you want comfortably. No, you cannot buy a gigantic apartment in Manhattan in NYC and have your own wait staff. But that's deliberately missing the point.</quote> This is grossly inaccurate</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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