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<blockquote data-quote="John Roberts" data-source="post: 35610" data-attributes="member: 126">Re: Gibson raidedLies, damn lies, and statistics...&nbsp;&nbsp; I havce more important things to do than fact check for you guys but here goes grom a quick google. The (1/19/38) 1% earn 19% and&nbsp; pay 38%, is from 2007 editorials and just counting income tax but not counting payroll taxes which are regressive. <img src="http://www.factcheck.org/demos/factcheck/imagefiles/Image/2006.older.and.misc/Fair%20Tax%20Revised%20Slide.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />look at the purple bar... If we include the total taxes paid it is not as lopsided but still pretty progressive. <img src="http://www.factcheck.org/demos/factcheck/imagefiles/Image/2006.older.and.misc/Fair%20Tax%20Distribution%20Slide%20by%20Income.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " data-size="" style="" />This is dated information from the fair tax debate back in 2007, the last time we seriously considered tax reform.========IMO this class warfare screed is just another strategy to put up a smokescreen and distract from the real issue of increasing or decreasing government&#039;s intrusion and control over the private economy. Argue among yourselves about the rich scumbags who don&#039;t pay enough taxes. I&#039;m angry about the politicians trying to play us with such transparent methods. Of course opinions vary. JR</blockquote>

[QUOTE="John Roberts, post: 35610, member: 126"] Re: Gibson raided Lies, damn lies, and statistics... I havce more important things to do than fact check for you guys but here goes grom a quick google. The (1/19/38) 1% earn 19% and pay 38%, is from 2007 editorials and just counting income tax but not counting payroll taxes which are regressive. [img]http://www.factcheck.org/demos/factcheck/imagefiles/Image/2006.older.and.misc/Fair%20Tax%20Revised%20Slide.JPG[/img] look at the purple bar... If we include the total taxes paid it is not as lopsided but still pretty progressive. [img]http://www.factcheck.org/demos/factcheck/imagefiles/Image/2006.older.and.misc/Fair%20Tax%20Distribution%20Slide%20by%20Income.JPG[/img] This is dated information from the fair tax debate back in 2007, the last time we seriously considered tax reform. ======== IMO this class warfare screed is just another strategy to put up a smokescreen and distract from the real issue of increasing or decreasing government's intrusion and control over the private economy. Argue among yourselves about the rich scumbags who don't pay enough taxes. I'm angry about the politicians trying to play us with such transparent methods. Of course opinions vary. JR [/QUOTE]

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