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Old 06-18-2008, 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Finny View Post
So the poor? Because the top 1% pays 40% of the the taxes in this Country.
I dunno. I've heard so many conflicting tax rates bandied about, it's hard to determine exactly who pays what.

However, if your figure is correct, things are about as they should be. I think I do favor a progressive tax structure of some sort. I'm not terribly inclined to hose the poor.
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