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« on: January 17, 2017, 12:07:00 AM »

As with free trade, it seems they are going to have to change with the times....

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« Reply #1 on: January 17, 2017, 12:19:14 AM »

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"Economic anxiety" except when it's not them affected?
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« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2017, 12:53:20 AM »

Corporate tax cuts are a great idea. I'm all in favor of supply-side tax reform.

Regressive (or at least flat) taxes have been a staple of GOP policy since at least the 1890s. The Dems using the "trickle-down" meme dates from the same time.
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« Reply #3 on: January 17, 2017, 01:42:55 AM »

I've never seen somebody admit to supporting regressive taxation as such before.
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« Reply #4 on: January 17, 2017, 01:57:30 AM »

I've never seen somebody admit to supporting regressive taxation as such before.

-I support eliminating the capital gains tax, which would be a regressive move. However, I also support applying the Social Security tax to all wage income, which would be a highly progressive move.
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« Reply #5 on: January 17, 2017, 03:09:56 AM »

I've never seen somebody admit to supporting regressive taxation as such before.

-I support eliminating the capital gains tax, which would be a regressive move. However, I also support applying the Social Security tax to all wage income, which would be a highly progressive move.

I wasn't necessarily referring to your own views. I was speaking more out of surprise that you'd openly characterize the tax policies generally favored by your party as "regressive" (again, as such).
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« Reply #6 on: January 17, 2017, 11:01:06 AM »

The way they'll trick everyone is just say "the Democrats/liberals oppose this move" and they'll support it just because of that.
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« Reply #7 on: January 17, 2017, 11:11:03 AM »

Even if they see this,why should they care? They have the bare minimum of power to pass their agenda and have an unpopular figurehead who could drag them down in the next few elections. All that stands between those men and vast reward from multinational corporations are the current laws. Trump flip flops very easily, so they could work something out, so that he'd be on board too.
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« Reply #8 on: January 17, 2017, 11:43:18 AM »

I feel like I've seen this reported continuously over 20+ years. Republican voters are never big supporters of tax cuts tilted to the rich, but it's not the kind of thing they find disqualifying.
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« Reply #9 on: January 17, 2017, 11:56:34 AM »

I feel like I've seen this reported continuously over 20+ years. Republican voters are never big supporters of tax cuts tilted to the rich, but it's not the kind of thing they find disqualifying.

It's all how you phrase it, of course.  According to the link below...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/190775/americans-say-upper-income-pay-little-taxes.aspx

... 45% of Republicans think "upper-income Americans" (which, conveniently, is not defined) pay too little in income taxes, but only 22% of Republicans think we should "redistribute" income by raising taxes on the rich.  Compare those numbers to 75% and 80% for Democrats, and the GOP electorate is still VERY persuadable to support tax cuts for the "rich."  If you phrased the poll something like, "Do you support PRESIDENT OBAMA'S policy of increasing taxes on families who make over $250,000 (or whatever)?" I'm guessing like 10% of Republicans would say yes, LOL.
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« Reply #10 on: January 17, 2017, 12:00:49 PM »

I feel like I've seen this reported continuously over 20+ years. Republican voters are never big supporters of tax cuts tilted to the rich, but it's not the kind of thing they find disqualifying.

It's all how you phrase it, of course.  According to the link below...

http://www.gallup.com/poll/190775/americans-say-upper-income-pay-little-taxes.aspx

... 45% of Republicans think "upper-income Americans" (which, conveniently, is not defined) pay too little in income taxes, but only 22% of Republicans think we should "redistribute" income by raising taxes on the rich.  Compare those numbers to 75% and 80% for Democrats, and the GOP electorate is still VERY persuadable to support tax cuts for the "rich."  If you phrased the poll something like, "Do you support PRESIDENT OBAMA'S policy of increasing taxes on families who make over $250,000 (or whatever)?" I'm guessing like 10% of Republicans would say yes, LOL.

They also don't define what "redistribute income" means. Does it mean take that money and just give it straight to the poor or does it mean increase taxes to fair levels and then use it on roads/schools/infrastructure, etc.
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« Reply #11 on: January 17, 2017, 01:30:34 PM »

I've never seen somebody admit to supporting regressive taxation as such before.

-I support eliminating the capital gains tax, which would be a regressive move. However, I also support applying the Social Security tax to all wage income, which would be a highly progressive move.

I wasn't necessarily referring to your own views. I was speaking more out of surprise that you'd openly characterize the tax policies generally favored by your party as "regressive" (again, as such).

I think by regressive he meant taxing poor people a higher percentage than rich people, which is not standard GOP policy.
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