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Re: Here's another one of those truths which keep getting in the way of the Right-wing's message...

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lower tax rates on the wealthy offer no obvious benefits to growth, or to the poor."

...look on taxes as being something used to modify behavior. The higher the taxes, the greater the punishment for being successful. The greater the punishment, the less success you will have. When you have fewer successful people, the poor are hit the hardest.




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Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!


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Here's another one of those truths which keep getting in the way of the Right-wing's message...
By: oldCADuser in FFFT
Fri, 16 Aug 13 2:28 AM 		Msg. 55207 of 65535

An excerpt from the item below:

"That's one way Washington has boosted inequality: By slashing taxes on the rich, for freedom and growth and trickling down on the poor. Unfortunately, the paper points out, contrary to what you will hear from conservatives, lower tax rates on the wealthy offer no obvious benefits to growth, or to the poor."

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/15/income-inequality-wall-street_n_3762422.html

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