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   Yak to Governor Swill   
   Re: Kamala's stupid "TAX THE BILLIONAIRE   
   02 Oct 24 08:05:15   
   
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   From: yak@inbox.com   
      
   On 10/2/2024 3:18 AM, Governor Swill wrote:   
   > On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 14:02:42 -0400, Yak  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 10/1/2024 1:37 PM, citizen winston smith wrote:   
   >>> On 10/1/2024 11:32 AM, Jimmy wrote:   
   >>>>> "Make them pay their fair share!"   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> She's either a stone cold liar or she's stupid and believes you are.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> All business owners pay taxes.  We have to or the IRS comes after us   
   >>>> first.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> It's time to stand up for the billionaires because where else will all   
   >>>> our   
   >>>> money trickle down from?   
   >>>   
   >>> Giverment, duh.   
   >>>   
   >>> That's what you totalitarian fascists want, isn't it it?   
   >>>   
   >>>> Billionaires need protection, they're too weak to protect themselves.   
   >>>   
   >>> Red herring.   
   >>   
   >> Bottom 50% earned 10.4% of income, paid 2.3% of fed income taxes.   
   >>   
   >> Top 1% earned 26.3% of income, paid 45.8% of fed. income taxes.   
   >>   
   >> Top 1% of income tax payers paid more than the bottom 90% combined.   
   >>   
   >> We know who's really not paying their fair share.   
   >>   
   >   
   > And we should take your word for it ... why?   
      
   Wait, you don't believe the numbers from your lords and masters at the IRS?   
      
   > Now, answer this:  What is the final effective tax rate of the top 1%?   
      
   26%. (3.3% for the bottom 50%).   
      
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