Quote Originally Posted by GeoFisher View Post
It is easy to post ******** from an economist that makes assumptions and then tries to sell is as "what is right".

Here are the TAX TABLES for the past billion years.

http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/151.html

HAVE FUN.

It is a FLAT OUT LIE that folks making 15k a year has had a 51% increase in income taxes.

The Bush Tax cuts in 2000 and 2002 lowered their rates by 50%........imagine that.

HOW the HELL is that a 51% increase.

Later,

Geo
the author of the article i sited used an inflation calculator that can be accessed from within the article--however i purposely did not use that 51% figure because it didnt look right to me either--the figures used on the next several lines appeared to add up using that calculator

most of the figures i sited from the article were taken from the CBO study--but im sure if you looked hard enough there is somebody who would disagree with those studies as well

my original point was that the right keep misleading people by saying that 46% of people dont pay any taxes

the exact percentage of income they pay in taxes could be argued from now till the cows come home

however the percent the 46% pay and percent that the average middle classer pays is at worst in the ball park with each other