The Reaganomics Fraud:

[mrplunkey]

I'm dying to see the source(s) of your previous claims as well. I'll sit tight for that.

My numbers come from at Tax Foundation report published on October 10, 2011.

The Tax Foundation - Summary of Latest Federal Individual Income Tax Data

They based their report on published data from the Internal Revenue Service from 2008, which I believe is the latest summarized taxpayer data from that agency.

Now impress me with a Gallup or Rasmussen poll where they managed to even selectively contact the top 1% of voters, let alone publish results from them.

This should be interesting.

 

[75th]

Werent we talking about the effective tax rate, taking into account payroll, capital gains, etc? You don't think that's a much better barometer given the context of this conversation?

Also, what about the apparently progressive nature of state tax liability as you claimed earlier?

 

[75th]

And it looks like I was wrong about the poll...found the page I was looking for (coincidentally a Fox News article from one of O'Reilly's recent shows) that spoke about the "Patriotic Millionaire" group and included a recent poll of 64% of independents wanting higher taxes on the wealthy. So lets take that out of the discussion.

It's better to stick to the raw numbers and economics of this anyway.

 

[mrplunkey]

Werent we talking about the effective tax rate, taking into account payroll, capital gains, etc? You don't think that's a much better barometer given the context of this conversation?

Also, what about the apparently progressive nature of state tax liability as you claimed earlier?

California (CA) Income Tax Rates and Tax Brackets 2010/2011

 

[mrplunkey]

And it looks like I was wrong about the poll...found the page I was looking for (coincidentally a Fox News article from one of O'Reilly's recent shows) that spoke about the "Patriotic Millionaire" group and included a recent poll of 64% of independents wanting higher taxes on the wealthy. So lets take that out of the discussion.

It's better to stick to the raw numbers and economics of this anyway.

Wow -- I didn't see that coming.

I was looking forward to seeing those figures all afternoon.

 

[75th]

Meh - honest mistake and I owned up to it as soon as I figured it out.

Still waiting on you, Sir Plunkster....

 

[75th]

Wait....that CA income tax rate chart wasnt supposed to back up your claim, was it?

I certainly hope not.

 

[mrplunkey]

Here are NY's graduated tax brackets:

New York (NY) Income Tax Rates and Tax Brackets 2010/2011

 

[mrplunkey]

Here is Vermont's:

Vermont (VT) Income Tax Rates and Tax Brackets 2010/2011

 

[mrplunkey]

Here is Oregon's:

Oregon (OR) Income Tax Rates and Tax Brackets 2010/2011