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15th April 2012, 01:10 AM
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Reps: 18,644,191,849,434,928 (power: 18,644,191,849,449) | | Perhaps our conservative "friends," in their infinite wisdom, would care to explain why it's good for the American economy when the average pre-tax income for the top 1% increases by over $700,000 since 1979 - but the average pre-tax income for the bottom 90% of households decreases by $900 during the same period (according to the Congressional Budget Office). Distribution of wealth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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15th April 2012, 01:25 AM
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Reps: 2,751,414,966,202,328,064 (power: 2,751,414,966,202,379) | | Originally Posted by jgarden  Perhaps our conservative "friends," in their infinite wisdom, would care to explain why it's good for the American economy when the average pre-tax income for the top 1% increases by over $700,000 since 1979 - but the average pre-tax income for the bottom 90% of households decreases by $900 during the same period (according to the Congressional Budget Office). Distribution of wealth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Any chance you can link the actual CBO data? |
15th April 2012, 08:59 AM
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,792) | | Perhaps our liberal "friends" in their infinite wisdom would care to explain how increases in the pre-tax income of the top 1% of income earners, and increases in the pre-tax income of the bottom 90% of income earners - not to mention increases in the pre-tax income of all those in-between - i.o.w. how increases in everyone's income is a "bad" thing for our economy. perspective - definition of perspective by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia. |
15th April 2012, 09:00 AM
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Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,792) | | Originally Posted by EdwinWillers
<<< methinks our liberal "friends" have a different point >>> |
15th April 2012, 09:46 AM
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Reps: 2,751,414,966,202,328,064 (power: 2,751,414,966,202,379) | | Originally Posted by EdwinWillers
What our liberal friends don't want to admit is that the people on the bottom of the income scale today, are not on the same people who were on the bottom 30 years ago. The people who are on the bottom today are not the same ones who will be on the bottom 30 years from now. Moreover, the statistics very likely include the multitudes of illegal aliens who weren't here 0 years ago as well. Of course, if we continue the policies of making people dependent on government, things will change and every President from here on out will be a food stamp president.  |
15th April 2012, 10:57 AM
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Reps: 13,479,767,317,856,296 (power: 13,479,767,317,859) | | Originally Posted by Touma The idea is that you raise taxes AND cut or slow spending. That is how you reverse the deficit.
I don't understand why that is a hard concept.
It isn't.
Eisenhower understood it.
But he is down right commie to the republicans of today. |
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16th April 2012, 02:30 AM
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Reps: 18,644,191,849,434,928 (power: 18,644,191,849,449) | | Originally Posted by MachZer0 Any chance you can link the actual CBO data? Originally Posted by MachZer0 What our liberal friends don't want to admit is that the people on the bottom of the income scale today, are not on the same people who were on the bottom 30 years ago. The people who are on the bottom today are not the same ones who will be on the bottom 30 years from now. Moreover, the statistics very likely include the multitudes of illegal aliens who weren't here 0 years ago as well. Of course, if we continue the policies of making people dependent on government, things will change and every President from here on out will be a food stamp president. "MachZerO" expects me to spend the time and effort to provide him with additional links to support my comments - but when the tables are reversed, he provides NONE.
Oh, I forgot - conservatives take offense when they're challenged and asked to provide links to support their claims!
Where can the rest of us line up and obtain one of these "free passes," the ones that that exempt us from having to provide references to support our assertions?
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16th April 2012, 04:16 AM
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Reps: 633,427,004,329,730,944 (power: 633,427,004,329,743) | | Originally Posted by jgarden "MachZerO" expects me to spend the time and effort to provide him with additional links to support my comments - but when the tables are reversed, he provides NONE.
Oh, I forgot - conservatives take offense when they're challenged and asked to provide links to support their claims!
Where can the rest of us line up and obtain one of these "free passes," the ones that that exempt us from having to provide references to support our assertions?
Lay down the broad brush man. It's heavy and you'll fall over.
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16th April 2012, 10:25 AM
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Reps: 2,751,414,966,202,328,064 (power: 2,751,414,966,202,379) | | Originally Posted by MachZer0 Any chance you can link the actual CBO data? Originally Posted by jgarden "MachZerO" expects me to spend the time and effort to provide him with additional links to support my comments - but when the tables are reversed, he provides NONE.
Oh, I forgot - conservatives take offense when they're challenged and asked to provide links to support their claims!
Where can the rest of us line up and obtain one of these "free passes," the ones that that exempt us from having to provide references to support our assertions?
So that would be a resounding "NO"  | | |
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