I have really had my fill of the lies spread by the conservatives. First to say that anyone making $20,000 a year or less pay no income tax is a straight-up lie. I know many that make that or less and they all pay income tax. The one example I will share is a person making $17,500 a year. Not counting social security, the government kept $660 of his money last year.
To those making more than $20,000 this may seem like a pittance. But to him it is an amount that could have helped him get by on his subsistence living.
Second, to say that the wealthy pay a higher rate than everyone else is a lie. It is true that on paper their income tax rate is higher. But the truth is the more money you have the more loop-holes there are for you to avoid paying those taxes. So many of the wealthiest end up paying little or no income tax.
Then there is the matter of saying we should not tax the job creators. Why? Because Mexico, India and China need more jobs?
For the last 40 years, the wealthy have been moving jobs to those countries for the cheap labor in order to increase their profits, at the same time getting more and more tax breaks and government subsidies-our tax dollars. Sure, the wealthy create jobs, just not in this country.
I urge all reading this to wake up. And if you make $20,000 or less, write to news papers and on the net exposing the lies that you pay no income taxes. We need to stop these conservatives from spreading these ridicules lies.
To those making more than $20,000 this may seem like a pittance. But to him it is an amount that could have helped him get by on his subsistence living.
Second, to say that the wealthy pay a higher rate than everyone else is a lie. It is true that on paper their income tax rate is higher. But the truth is the more money you have the more loop-holes there are for you to avoid paying those taxes. So many of the wealthiest end up paying little or no income tax.
Then there is the matter of saying we should not tax the job creators. Why? Because Mexico, India and China need more jobs?
For the last 40 years, the wealthy have been moving jobs to those countries for the cheap labor in order to increase their profits, at the same time getting more and more tax breaks and government subsidies-our tax dollars. Sure, the wealthy create jobs, just not in this country.
I urge all reading this to wake up. And if you make $20,000 or less, write to news papers and on the net exposing the lies that you pay no income taxes. We need to stop these conservatives from spreading these ridicules lies.