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FightinTiger 
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| 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:02 pm)
Is that proportionally equivalent to 30-50% of a rich person's salary in terms of sacrifice?
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ClydeFrog 
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:04 pm to FightinTiger)
10% is 10%. What are you getting at?
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KeyserSoze999 
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:05 pm to FightinTiger)
yes proportionately 10% is equal to 50%
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GumboPot
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:05 pm to KeyserSoze999)
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yes proportionately 10% is equal to 50%
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KeyserSoze999
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:08 pm to GumboPot)
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Navytiger74
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:08 pm to FightinTiger)
Depends upon the needs of each. BTW, I believe in the progressive tax system, as well, but you'll have to flesh this out.
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GreatLakesTiger24
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:09 pm to KeyserSoze999)
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yes proportionately 10% is equal to 50%
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Rocket
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:09 pm to FightinTiger)
frick poor people. They are responsible for all of our problems
Signed,
GOP
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Powerman
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:10 pm to Rocket)
Poor people shouldn't pay taxes
The whole concept of the poor paying taxes is absurd
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M. A. Ryland
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:17 pm to Powerman)
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Poor people shouldn't pay taxes
The whole concept of the poor paying taxes is absurd
Everyone should pay taxes.
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FightinTiger
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:18 pm to Powerman)
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Poor people shouldn't pay taxes
The whole concept of the poor paying taxes is absurd
Don't be silly, man. You're smart enough to understand what I'm getting at.
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BayouBandit24 
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:21 pm to FightinTiger)
I absolute hate when someone says taking 10% from a poor person is a whole lot more than taking 10% from a rich person... its the same percentage idiots
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FightinTiger
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:23 pm to BayouBandit24)
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I absolute hate when someone says taking 10% from a poor person is a whole lot more than taking 10% from a rich person... its the same percentage idiots
Duly noted. I'll ignore your posts in this thread.
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GumboPot
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:31 pm to BayouBandit24)
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I absolute hate when someone says taking 10% from a poor person is a whole lot more than taking 10% from a rich person... its the same percentage idiots
Yeah but the point you're missing is that a 10% hit on a poor family might force them to skip a meal. Whereas a 10% hit on the rich might force them to down size from a 36' fishing boat to a 32'.
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Rocket
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:31 pm to FightinTiger)
Considering the fortunes as of late in national elections, maybe the GOP should realize how fortunate some wealthy people are and blaming poor people for everything and give up this "every man for himself, I shouldn't help anyone out" rhetoric.
I mean, what do you have to lose?
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GumboPot
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:33 pm to Rocket)
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and blaming poor people for everything
link?
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FightinTiger
Georgia Tech Fan
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:33 pm to GumboPot)
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Yeah but the point you're missing is that a 10% hit on a poor family might force them to skip a meal. Whereas a 10% hit on the rich might force them to down size from a 36' fishing boat to a 32'.
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RogerTheShrubber
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:34 pm to BayouBandit24)
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I absolute hate when someone says taking 10% from a poor person is a whole lot more than taking 10% from a rich person... its the same percentage idiots
It has a much different impact.
Poor people don't pay enough in income taxes to worry about though.
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HailHailtoMichigan! 
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:36 pm to GumboPot)
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Yeah but the point you're missing is that a 10% hit on a poor family might force them to skip a meal. Whereas a 10% hit on the rich might force them to down size from a 36' fishing boat to a 32'.
Which is why taxes should be low across the board.
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FightinTiger
Georgia Tech Fan
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| re: 10% of a poor person's salary... (Posted on 12/1/12 at 11:36 pm to RogerTheShrubber)
I made 42,387 in 2011. I owed $723 in taxes. Not a ton, but it hurt.
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