On Oct 9, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Doug Henwood wrote:
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> On Oct 9, 2008, at 10:41 AM, Andy wrote:
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>> And a wonderfully handy one at that to show anybody who thinks we
>> have
>> a progressive tax rate.
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> We do. What are you talking about? The higher up the income ladder
> you go, the higher the tax rate - even after George W's cuts.
Perhaps. But federal taxes alone cannot support that. State and local taxes and user fees, more regressive than the federal ones for sure, have to be included.
Shane Mage
"This cosmos did none of gods or men make, but it always was and is and shall be: an everlasting fire, kindling in measures and going out in measures."
Herakleitos of Ephesos, fr. 30