Author: Carl Lindner
Posted: 2012-02-24 at 17:05:47
I've known this for a great many years. In the very early 70's 10,000 was a
reasonable salary. If there was a 500 increase you got a 5% raise.
If a guy was making 15,000 and he received a 700 increase they got a 4.67
per cent increase. So, the guy getting the 700 raise got less of an
increase than the guy getting 500.
As to the government programs... I understand all the words and am quite
competent in the math. But, to me, a cut today needs to be referenced in
what we are spending today - not what we project spending to be 10 years
from now.
Let me close - our current leader makes wonderful spending cuts. But, to
achieve them we need to spend more while he is in office. The cuts only
take effect in years 7-10 when someone else has to deal with them.
Wow, again
Carl Lindner
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From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
Of john harvey
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 4:43 PM
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Now you are starting to get it. Lies, damn lies, statistics, politicians,
republocrats, Obama.
John Harvey
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From: profox-bounces@leafe.com [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf
Of Carl Lindner
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:25 PM
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So, if I earn $10 a year and pay $10 to go to a federal park, that means I
pay 100% of my income in taxes? Wow!
As for the feds cutting taxes. Suppose they cut 200 from a program that
would have increased by 1,000. So, it was "cut" by 20%. Wow again.
Carl Lindner
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Of Ed Leafe
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2012 3:45 PM
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Subject: Re: [OT] Now David Brookes is talking
On Feb 24, 2012, at 2:40 PM, Stephen Russell wrote:
> Past Fox news, or CBS, are there real facts to drive this probable
> fiction? I am sure there is a lot of bias in this news.
The focus on *income* tax is largely accurate: there is a minimum
income level for each family size under which you do not owe taxes. However,
these people pay a lot of federal taxes, just not as income tax. The numbers
that I have seen show that the lower your income, the larger the percentage
of it goes to the federal government when you count all forms of taxes,
fees, etc.
-- Ed Leafe
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