Romney can't win

[lawgator1]

$21 million in income and a tax rate of under 14 %.

In the current environment, he has no chance. Zilch.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

What did he do wrong?

Is Obama going to jack up the LT gains/ Dividend tax? Please tell me he is b/c that would be a disaster for the Baby Boomers

 

[lawgator1]

What did he do wrong?

Is Obama going to jack up the LT gains/ Dividend tax? Please tell me he is b/c that would be a disaster for the Baby Boomers

Nothing.

But he will be the symbol of the outrage people feel at decades of negative growth in their own incomes, Republican plans to tax them more with lower benefits when they retire, whilst he makes lottery winning type money every single year without lifting a finger.

Its way more than a class envy thing. It has to do with the perception that the system is rigged.

And you are deluding yourself if you think he can overcome that.

 

[golfballs]

Let's vilify successful people.

 

[utvolpj]

Let's vilify successful people.

it's how the Dems trick voters

 

[golfballs]

Nothing.

But he will be the symbol of the outrage people feel at decades of negative growth in their own incomes, Republican plans to tax them more with lower benefits when they retire, whilst he makes lottery winning type money every single year without lifting a finger.

Its way more than a class envy thing. It has to do with the perception that the system is rigged.

And you are deluding yourself if you think he can overcome that.

The American people are retarded if they think that way

 

[lawgator1]

Let's vilify successful people.

He can be successful all he wants. But he ought to be paying twice what he does in taxes.

 

[lawgator1]

The American people are retarded if they think that way

Then they are retarded.

 

[utvolpj]

He can be successful all he wants. But he ought to be paying twice what he does in taxes.

so Romney controls the tax code now?

Then they are retarded.

agree completely

 

[n_huffhines]

He can be successful all he wants. But he ought to be paying twice what he does in taxes.

The fact that you think you know what people ought to pay is pretty telling.

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

He can be successful all he wants. But he ought to be paying twice what he does in taxes.

If you think that, then you must believe the majority of baby boomers in your state are not paying enough

 

[golfballs]

Shelling out 15% to the gov't seems pretty damn fair to me.

 

[lawgator1]

Here's the problem: He makes many times what most people make in a lifetime of hard work and the tax code gives him this incredible windfall relative to the rate someone making $50,000 pays in tax rate.

The theory is that this encourages investment in jobs-building enterprise.

Romney hoards it in the Caymens.

This is the fundamental flaw in the whole thing. The trickle down theory is bullshiite and Romney just became the poster child for the Democrats in 2012.

 

[SDV]

Let's vilify successful people.

Exactly. He paid what he's supposed to pay

 

[lawgator1]

Shelling out 15% to the gov't seems pretty damn fair to me.

It would be if that's what the middle class paid.

 

[KiffinKiller]

If you think that, then you must believe the majority of baby boomers in your state are not dying enough

this. obviously.

 

[lawgator1]

Exactly. He paid what he's supposed to pay

Because the system is corrupted by the wealthy in their favor.

 

[utvolpj]

It would be if that's what the middle class paid.

so he pays less in income tax than the middle class?

 

[SDV]

Because the system is corrupted by the wealthy in their favor.

So he's supposed to voluntarily pay more?

 

[golfballs]

Here's the problem: He makes many times what most people make in a lifetime of hard work and the tax code gives him this incredible windfall relative to the rate someone making $50,000 pays in tax rate.

The theory is that this encourages investment in jobs-building enterprise.

Romney hoards it in the Caymens.

This is the fundamental flaw in the whole thing. The trickle down theory is bullshiite and Romney just became the poster child for the Democrats in 2012.

*Gaymens

 

[n_huffhines]

Because the system is corrupted by the wealthy in their favor.

The poor don't pay taxes, and the wealthy pay the most. How do you figure?

 

[golfballs]

LG, maybe the middle class pay too much?

 

[utvolpj]

said he also gave away 15% to charity? What's your % LG?

 

[lawgator1]

LG, maybe the middle class pay too much?

Its all relative.

Relative to the rate Romney pays, yes.

 

[lawgator1]

said he also gave away 15% to charity? What's your % LG?

Around 5 %.

But I'm not Mormon.

And I also don't make $20.4 million a year more than I need to pay my expenses.