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It clearly is, if they're not paying taxes. Macharius Send a noteboard - 23/02/2012 02:32:54 PM
That's just silly. Everybody needs some skin in the game or the welfare mentality sets in. Perhaps a nice flat tax without any deductions, except charity and mortgage?


Why should mortgage interest be deductible? If you can afford to buy a house, you can afford to not deduct the interest on the mortgage. It's yet another demonstration of the how the financially priviledged continue to priviledge themselves at everyone else's expense.

For the record, my wife and I paid taxes and own a house.
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Why Joel is CRAZY - Nearly Half of All Americans Don't Pay Federal Income Taxes Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 04:43:15 AM 1565 Views
A not so hypothetical situation... wooly - 23/02/2012 05:46:44 AM 976 Views
Your paying more money now than then. Lower rate but more money *NM* Urza - 23/02/2012 07:52:51 AM 562 Views
Accurate statement, but not a justification *NM* wooly - 23/02/2012 03:44:55 PM 461 Views
Re: A not so hypothetical situation... Macharius - 23/02/2012 02:39:43 PM 1070 Views
I don't know much about that. wooly - 23/02/2012 03:53:27 PM 898 Views
Why the heck do you think the current tax system is skewed to the rich? Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 03:18:43 PM 1116 Views
That's a fair question wooly - 23/02/2012 03:52:08 PM 1000 Views
Once again, poor people have no money with which to pay taxes. Joel - 23/02/2012 06:23:07 AM 1131 Views
50% of America is not "poor" or too poor to pay federal income taxes..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 01:01:24 PM 1038 Views
It clearly is, if they're not paying taxes. Macharius - 23/02/2012 02:32:54 PM 988 Views
Regarding the mortgage deduction..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 03:20:37 PM 1105 Views
You base that statement on what, exactly? Fervent desire that it be true? Joel - 25/02/2012 12:43:30 AM 1516 Views
2009 (the year cited for this claim) was an outlier because of temporary tax cuts and the economy. Dreaded Anomaly - 25/02/2012 01:14:01 AM 1294 Views
Interesting, but lacking the data I consider critical; FICA etc. should not be counted, IMHO. Joel - 25/02/2012 02:10:45 AM 1148 Views
It's a phrasing thing, permits more bullshit Isaac - 25/02/2012 04:41:06 AM 1099 Views
Maybe I am just playing the same game,but I find stats from "the other side" compelling in some ways Joel - 25/02/2012 10:36:40 AM 1571 Views
Well they are compelling in some ways, but they got you again Isaac - 25/02/2012 05:21:34 PM 1014 Views
They both used AGI, so there has to be something else missing. Joel - 27/02/2012 10:07:58 AM 990 Views
You're operating under the same fallacy he does - that people should pay income taxes. Cannoli - 23/02/2012 12:05:52 PM 1164 Views
In much the same way Jacob - 23/02/2012 01:40:58 PM 1128 Views
Same argument re: fallacies Cannoli - 24/02/2012 02:52:17 PM 959 Views
Was meant as a joke reply Jacob - 02/03/2012 06:30:15 PM 1150 Views
Joel is crazy, but I highly doubt that this is "why" Tom - 23/02/2012 01:36:37 PM 1162 Views
HA! HA! Very well played! *NM* Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 03:49:35 PM 411 Views
I see your point, but not how it changes much in the conversation where we discussed that Joel - 25/02/2012 01:49:29 AM 945 Views
Joel, get your head out of your ass, if that is possible Tom - 25/02/2012 07:02:34 PM 998 Views
You kiss your momma with that ad hominem? Joel - 27/02/2012 09:11:33 AM 1181 Views
You mention this statistic all the time. Macharius - 23/02/2012 02:16:47 PM 853 Views
Obviously, we are talking about the bottom 50%..... Anonymous2000 - 23/02/2012 03:22:43 PM 884 Views
How do you account for retired folks? Macharius - 23/02/2012 04:18:59 PM 1091 Views
social security isn't taxable either *NM* Jim - 24/02/2012 04:21:21 AM 482 Views
Easy... he doesn't. Dannymac - 25/02/2012 02:56:05 AM 837 Views
I wonder how much of that statistic is students LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 02:22:58 PM 1104 Views
The number "paying taxes" should include dependents of those paying Floffe - 23/02/2012 02:39:21 PM 1072 Views
yah I read the link, but apparently I just didn't understand their explanation. LadyLorraine - 23/02/2012 05:40:54 PM 882 Views
Federal taxes Aeryn - 23/02/2012 04:18:22 PM 978 Views
Your figures are fairly unrealistic Isaac - 23/02/2012 04:54:44 PM 1170 Views
Not entirely. Tom - 23/02/2012 06:30:18 PM 917 Views
Yeah I don't normally assume NY as a baseline Isaac - 23/02/2012 06:41:37 PM 1003 Views
It probably isn't. We even tax delivery fees, gardening services and other things with sales tax. Tom - 25/02/2012 07:03:46 PM 965 Views
We don't tax transport of property either Isaac - 25/02/2012 08:16:53 PM 1017 Views
Places usually get around it with free delivery. A tax on a $0 item is still $0. *NM* Tom - 25/02/2012 09:12:22 PM 436 Views
On exempting SS income: Joel - 25/02/2012 02:30:43 AM 932 Views
Is there any reason why one should exclude the other? Legolas - 23/02/2012 07:32:09 PM 992 Views
Income taxes are not the only kind of taxes. 86% of Americans pay payroll or income tax. Dreaded Anomaly - 23/02/2012 09:51:50 PM 1130 Views
And give the riff raff a reason to become involved in politics? Are you daft? *NM* Vodalus - 24/02/2012 05:04:51 AM 600 Views
25% of america is under 18, that means ~25% of the rest are not working or paid very little moondog - 25/02/2012 08:17:52 PM 1121 Views
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