SniperFire
Senior Member
Then you shouldn't have been "insulted". Obama stated a fact.
The schism is the taxes to pay for all those services.
Like it or not..the government needs revenue to exist. And constant cuts in that revenue is patently stupid.
Still peddling that horseshit?
During the eight years of the Clinton Administration the Federal government collected a total of $5.66 trillion dollars in individual income taxes.
During the eight years of the Bush Administration the Federal government collected approximately $7.45 trillion dollars in individual income taxes.
The rich - that is, the top 1% of taxpayers - not only forked over a trillion dollars more to Uncle Sam under Bush than under Clinton, their share of the income tax burden increased from 33% to 38%.'
RealClearMarkets - The Hidden Truth About the Bush Tax Increases
What a fucking stupid statistic. Of course they paid a larger percentage during the past decade. That's because they made and controlled a larger percentage while the Bush tax cuts reduced the lowest marginal rate for everyone by 1/3 and the top marginal rate by only 1/7th. It's simple math.
The Nation enjoyed more Federal tax revenue under Bush vs. Clinton, thanks largely to the Bush Tax cuts, not less.
Thanks for playin!